Counterfactuals and Case Studies

The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Levy, Jack S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case studies; Counterfactual arguments; Counterfactuals; Game theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924030668     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199286546.003.0027     Document Type: Chapter

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