Thinking about worst-case thinking

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-161

  Clarke, Lee ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41549156914     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2008.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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