Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences
@inproceedings{George2005CaseSA,
title={Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences},
author={Alexander L. George and Andrew Bennett},
year={2005}
}A text that emphasizes the importance of case studies in social science scholarship and shows how to make case study practices more rigorous.
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