How to lure analytic social science out of the doldrums: Some lessons from comparative research

International Sociology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 633-646

  Ragin, Charles C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case oriented research; Comparative research; Methodology; Qualitative research; Quantitative research; Research practices; Set relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747183317     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: 14617242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580906067834     Document Type: Article

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