Is there a quantitative-qualitative divide in comparative politics? The case of process tracing

The SAGE Handbook of Comparative Politics

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 67-83

  Caporaso, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9780857021083.n5     Document Type: Chapter

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