Apples and Oranges? The problem of equivalence in comparative research

Political Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 471-487

  Stegmueller, Daniel ^a,b  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 84857004767     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpr028     Document Type: Article

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