Network strategy and war

Alternative Pathways to Complexity: Households, Markets, World Systems, and Political Economy: Essays Honoring the Legacy of Richard E. Blanton • Published in UNKNOWN • Pages: ??•

By Peregrine, Peter N., Ember, Carol R.

Hypothesis

A network-oriented polity will become more likely with warfare, and also increase the likelihood of warfare (6).

Note

Results showed an even stronger significance when the dependent variable is external warfare (p = .003).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
multiple regression	Supported	p<.05	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Corporate-network Scale	Independent	Territorial Hierarchy
Natural And Pest Disasters	Independent	Disasters
Overall Warfare	Dependent	Warfare
Socialization For Trust	Independent	Transmission Of Cultural Norms

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