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Book SynopsisIn recent years, social scientists have engaged in a deep debate over the methods appropriate to their research. This title offers a collection of essays by the influential figures on every side of this debate reveals its most important stakes and can provide useful guidance to students and scholars in many disciplines.
Trade Review "An excellent book on a subject that lies at the center of current methodological debates in the social sciences. The volume brings together many of the leading protagonists and antagonists (i.e., skeptics) of the experimental method and in the process illustrates the strengths, and the limitations, of this powerful method. Astute and readable. Highly recommended."—John Gerring, author of Social Science Methodology: A Unified Framework
-- John Gerring
"Advocates and critics of experimental methods debate vigorously in this exceptionally important set of essays. Neither scholars nor policy makers can remain aloof from this great debate; all will be rewarded by a close reading of this indispensable and engaging guide to the core questions of our discipline." - David Waldner, author of
State Building and Late Development -- David Waldner
