The Case for Case Studies: Methods and Applications in International Development (Strategies for Social Inquiry)

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Synopsis
This book seeks to narrow two gaps: first, between the widespread use of case studies and their frequently 'loose' methodological moorings; and second, between the scholarly community advancing methodological frontiers in case study research and the users of case studies in development policy and practice. It draws on the contributors' collective experience at this nexus, but the underlying issues are more broadly relevant to case study researchers and practitioners in all fields. How does one prepare a rigorous case study? When can causal inferences reasonably be drawn from a single case? When and how can policy-makers reasonably presume that a demonstrably successful intervention in one context might generate similarly impressive outcomes elsewhere, or if massively 'scaled up'? No matter their different starting points – disciplinary base, epistemological orientation, sectoral specialization, or practical concerns – readers will find issues of significance for their own field, and others across the social sciences. This title is also available Open Access.
Copyright:
2022

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781108612586
Related ISBNs:
9781108427272
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
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Copyrighted By:
International Bank for Reconstruction and development/The World Bank
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Jennifer Widner
Edited by:
Michael Woolcock
Edited by:
Daniel Ortega Nieto

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