TY - BOOK AU - Geddes,Barbara ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Paradigms and sand castles: theory building and research design in comparative politics T2 - Analytical perspectives on politics AV - JA86 .G35 2003eb U1 - 320.3 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Ann Arbor PB - University of Michigan Press KW - Comparative government KW - Political science KW - Research KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-306) and index; Research design and the accumulation of knowledge -- Big questions, little answers : how the questions you choose affect the answers you get -- How the cases you choose affect the answers you get : selection bias and related issues -- How the evidence you use affects the answers you get : rigorous use of the evidence contained in case studies -- How the approach you choose affects the answers you get : the uses and limitations of rational choice comparative politics; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10381353 ER -