Abstract
A text that emphasizes the importance of case studies in social science scholarship and shows how to make case study practices more rigorous.
Keywords
Development (topology)SociologyPsychologyCognitive scienceMathematics
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Alexander L. George,
Andrew Bennett
(2005).
Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences.
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