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It asks how to design rigorous case studies, when causal claims from single cases are justified, and when successful interventions in one setting can reasonably be expected to translate to other contexts or scaled-up programs.","STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL INQUIRY  \nAuthorized  \nPub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Author ized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure  \nThe Case for Case Studies Methods and Applications in International Development  \nEDITED BY JENNIFER WIDNER, MICHAEL WOOLCOCK AND DANIEL ORTEGA NIETO  \nDownloaded from [https://www.cambridge.org/core. International Monetary Fund](https://www.cambridge.org/core. International Monetary Fund), on 13 Jun 2022 at 16:53:48, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at  \n[https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms](https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms). 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It draws on the contributors’ collective experience at this nexus, but the underlying issues are more broadly relevant to case study researchers and practitioners in all fields. How does one prepare a rigorous case study? When can causal inferences reasonably be drawn from a single case? When and how can policy-makers reasonably presume that a demonstrably successful intervention in one context might generate similarly impressive outcomes elsewhere, or if massively “scaled up”? No matter their different starting points – disciplinary base, epistemological orientation, sectoral specialization, or practical concerns – readers will find issues of significance for their own field, and others across the social sciences. This title is also available Open Access.  \nJennifer Widner is Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and Director of Innovations for Successful Societies. 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