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We have now reached the stage when it is time to pull together the elements of our analysis into a comprehensive picture. In the previous case studies we have tried to test the explanatory value of each of our four hypotheses. The figure below summarizes the findings from each case study. The darker the square, the higher the explanatory value of the hypothesis.
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Carlsson, J., Köhlin, G., Ekbom, A. (1994). Final Analysis. In: The Political Economy of Evaluation. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23206-2_8
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