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State Fragility and Structural Gender Inequality in Family Law: An Empirical Investigation | |
Donna Lee Bowen2  Valerie M. Hudson3  Perpetua Lynne Nielsen1  | |
[1] Department of Statistics, Brigham Young University, 223B TMCB, Provo, UT 84602, USA; E-Mail:;Department of Political Science, Brigham Young University, 794 Kimball Tower, Provo, UT 84602, USA;The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, 4220 TAMU, 1079 Allen Building, College Station, TX 77843, USA; E-Mail: | |
关键词: Inequitable family law; security; state stability; peacefulness; state fragility; male-dominant; | |
DOI : 10.3390/laws4040654 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
In this paper we examine the linkage of male-dominant family law systems and levels of nation-state security and stability. We expect such societies to be predisposed to parasitical rent-seeking and inefficiency, combined with coercive conflict resolution, resulting in higher levels of violence within the society. We demonstrate empirically that states with inequitable family law also exhibit higher levels of state fragility. Using standard indicators of state stability and security, our empirical results show that the ability to predict levels of state stability and security is significantly enhanced by examining a measure of Inequity in Family Law in addition to more conventional explanatory variables such as literacy rate, level of democracy, and civilizational influence.
【 授权许可】
CC BY
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