I. “Most Different Systems” and “Most Similar Systems”: A Study in the Logic of Comparative Inquiry

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1975, Pages 132-157

  Meckstroth, Theodore W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 84965874373     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001041407500800202     Document Type: Article

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