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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2022

Edited by
Jennifer Widner ,
Michael Woolcock  and
Daniel Ortega Nieto
Jennifer Widner
Affiliation:
Princeton University, New Jersey
Michael Woolcock
Affiliation:
Development Research Group, The World Bank
Daniel Ortega Nieto
Affiliation:
Global Delivery Initiative, The World Bank

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The Case for Case Studies
Methods and Applications in International Development
 , pp. v - vi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022
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This content is Open Access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence CC-BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/cclicenses/

Contents

  1. List of Figures

  2. List of Tables

  3. List of Boxes

  4. List of Contributors

  5. Preface and Acknowledgments

  6. 1Using Case Studies to Enhance the Quality of Explanation and Implementation: Integrating Scholarship and Development Practice

    Jennifer Widner, Michael Woolcock, and Daniel Ortega Nieto

  7. Part IInternal and External Validity Issues in Case Study Research

    1. 2How to Learn about Causes in the Single Case

      Nancy Cartwright

    2. 3RCTs versus Observational Research: Assessing the Trade-Offs

      Christopher H. Achen

    3. 4Drawing Contingent Generalizations from Case Studies

      Andrew Bennett

    4. 5Will It Work Here? Using Case Studies to Generate ‘Key Facts’ About Complex Development Programs

      Michael Woolcock

  8. Part IIEnsuring High-Quality Case Studies

    1. 6Descriptive Accuracy in Interview-Based Case Studies

      Jennifer Widner

    2. 7Selecting Cases for Comparative Sequential Analysis: Novel Uses for Old Methods

      Tommaso Pavone

    3. 8The Transparency Revolution in Qualitative Social Science: Implications for Policy Analysis

      Andrew Moravcsik

  9. Part IIIPutting Case Studies to Work: Applications to Development Practice

    1. 9Process Tracing for Program Evaluation

      Andrew Bennett

    2. 10Positive Deviance Cases: Their Value for Development Research, Policy, and Practice

      Melani Cammett

    3. 11Analytic Narratives and Case Studies

      Margaret Levi and Barry R. Weingast

    4. 12Using Case Studies for Organizational Learning in Development Agencies

      Sarah Glavey, Oliver Haas, Claudio Santibanez, and Michael Woolcock

    5. 13Connecting Case Studies to Policy and Practice: Practical Lessons from Operational Experience

      Maria Gonzalez de Asis and Jennifer Widner

  10. Index

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