The utility of reuters for events analysis in area studies: The case of Zambia-Zimbabwe interactions, 1982-1993

International Interactions

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-59

  Sommer, Henrik ^a   Scarritt, James R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Institute of Behavioral Science

Author keywords

Concurrent validation; COPDAB; Events data; Reuters Library Report; Source coverage problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038754836     PISSN: 03050629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050629908434940     Document Type: Review

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