Judgment and measurement in political science

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-36

  Schedler, Andreas ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA ECONÓMICAS   (Mexico)

^b IPSA Research Committee on Concepts and Methods   (Mexico)

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EID: 84856548496     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592711004889     Document Type: Review

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