Explaining the great reversal in Spanish America fuzzy-set analysis versus regression analysis

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 539-573

  Katz, Aaron ^a   Hau, Matthias Vom ^a   Mahoney, James ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonialism; Development; Necessary causes; Sufficient causes

Indexed keywords

EID: 18144429871     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124104266002     Document Type: Article

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