Ecology, trade, and states in pre-colonial Africa

Trade (using ecological diversity as a proxy measure) across ecological boundaries is associated with local democracy.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Local Democracy	`UNKNOWN`	Form And Rules Of Government, Political Parties, Territorial Hierarchy
Trade (proxy Measure: Ecological Diversity)	`UNKNOWN`	Location, Climate, Mineral Resources, Commercial Facilities, External Trade

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Fenske, James	2014	Trade (using ecological diversity as a proxy measure) across ecological boundaries promotes class stratification.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Fenske, James	2014	Ecological diversity promotes state centralization.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Giuliano, Paola	2013	Traditions of local democracy will be positively associated with more democratic national institutions (86).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Giuliano, Paola	2013	Tradition of local democracy will be positively associated with favorable attitudes towards democracy at the national level (86).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Giuliano, Paola	2013	Traditions of local democracy will be positively associated with rule of law, control of corruption, and per capita income (86).	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author