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Testing Todd: family types and development
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Abstract Many years ago, Emmanuel Todd came up with a classification of family types and argued that the historically prevalent family types in a society have important consequences for its economic, political, and social development. Here, we evaluate Todd's most important predictions empirically. Relying o... view more
Many years ago, Emmanuel Todd came up with a classification of family types and argued that the historically prevalent family types in a society have important consequences for its economic, political, and social development. Here, we evaluate Todd's most important predictions empirically. Relying on a parsimonious model with exogenous covariates, we find mixed results. On the one hand, authoritarian family types are, in stark contrast to Todd's predictions, associated with increased levels of the rule of law and innovation. On the other hand, and in line with Todd's expectations, communitarian family types are linked to racism, low levels of the rule of law, and late industrialization. Countries in which endogamy is frequently practiced also display an expectedly high level of state fragility and weak civil society organizations.... view less
Keywords
economic development (single enterprise); family; family structure; family situation; ideology; state formation
Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Political System, Constitution, Government
Free Keywords
Constitutional structure; economic development; family structures; family systems; family types; state formation; European Values Study (EVS)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 101-118
Journal
Journal of Institutional Economics, 18 (2022) Special Issue 1
Issue topic
Institutions and Culture in Economic Contexts
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744137421000175
ISSN
1744-1382
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed