A Major Criticism of Comparative Politics at the Turn of the Twentieth

question 6

Multiple Choice

A major criticism of comparative politics at the turn of the twentieth century was that it

• A) relied too heavily on predictive models.
• B) was too focused on postrevolutionary states.
• C) employed too many quantitative methods.
• D) tended to be descriptive, atheoretical, and Eurocentric.

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