Origins of Early Democracy

American Political Science Review Vol/Iss. 114(2) American Political Science Association Published In Pages: 502-518
By Ahmed, Ali T., Stasavage, David

Hypothesis

Local and central councils serve as alternatives to one another in dealing with informational asymmetries.

Note

The crux of this idea is that adding a local council where there is already a central council or vice versa no longer correlates with caloric variability.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multiple RegressionSupportedp<.05, p<.01UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Caloric VariabilityIndependentSoil, Production And Supply
Local CouncilsDependent/IndependentCommunity Councils
Central CouncilsDependent/IndependentDeliberative Councils