The effect of crop variety on political stability in England
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2024-07-08
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The British agricultural revolution is an example of how developments in agriculture are influenced by, and in turn causing technological development, political changes and demographic shifts. The changes in the agricultural sector during this time included changes in crop output and variety. This research covered the effect crop variety has on the political stability of English counties during the agricultural revolution. The relationship was theorised to function through the different inherent qualities and drawbacks of crops making some crops more stable in price than others, this price difference would in turn affect political unrest. The relationship was tested through 5 OLS regressions each using the percentage of a crop grown compared to total output for a county. The paper found no relationship for three of the five crops with oats showing an insufficient correlation to be viable. Barley showed a positive relationship with political instability. Due to insufficient correlation between most of the crops and political instability the paper found insufficient evidence for a relationship between crop variety and political instability.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen