The origins of the economy: a comparative study of distribution in primitive and peasant economies

New York: Academic Press • • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Pryor, Frederic L.

Hypothesis

The presence of land rental markets is directly related to the importance of subsistence production carried out by women and inversely proportional to the presence of a socially significant degree of polygyny (147).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multiple regressionSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Degree Of PolygynyIndependentPolygamy
Importance of Women's Subsistence ProductionIndependentDivision Of Labor By Gender
Land Rental MarketsDependentLand Use, Renting And Leasing

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Pryor, Frederic L.The presence of internal market exchange is directly related to the importance of subsistence production carried out by women and inversely proportional to the presence of a socially significant degree of polygyny (130).
Romanoff, Steven"Cassava will be more important where there are fewer food-getting strategies (less of a mix of subsistence strategies, wage labor, cash crops, government supplies, etc.); in turn food diversity will be positively associated with such cultural ecological variables as markets, access to markets, population density, and more elaborate technology" (p.101).
Burton, Michael L.Controlling for the presence of the plow, there will be a relationship between degree of polygyny and female participation in crop-tending (280, 289).
Frederic L. PryorAgricultural economy type (Herding-Plus, Egalitarian, Individualistic, or Semi-Marketized) will be associated with the presence of certain political institutions. (116)
Baker, MatthewControlling for technology and complexity, the predicted probability of a land market will have a negative impact on the likelihood that a fixed inheritance rule is observed (93).