A model discipline : political science and the logic of representations / Kevin A. Clarke and David M. Primo.

Political scientists use models to investigate and illuminate causal mechanisms, generate comparative data, and more. But how do we justify and rationalize the method? Why test predictions from a deductive, and thus truth-preserving, system? Primo and Clarke tackle these central questions in this no...

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Main Author: Clarke, Kevin A.
Other Authors: Primo, David M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
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