TY - BOOK AU - Gomm, R TI - Case study method SN - 0761964142 PY - 2000/// CY - London PB - Sage KW - Research Methodology KW - Case Studies N1 - The case study method in social inquiry ; The only generalization is : there is no generalization ; Generalizability and the single-case study ; Increasing the generalizability of qualitative research ; Case study and generalization ; Case study and theory in political science ; Case and situation analysis ; The logical structure of analytic induction ; The quest for universals in sociological research ; Small N's and big conclusions : an examination of the reasoning in comparative studies based on a small number of cases ; Cause, causes, conjunctures, stories and imagery ; Case study and theory ; Bibliography ; Index N2 - This book brings together articles addressing the nature of the case study approach and the methodological issues surrounding it ER -