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Pablo Yanguas

Pablo Yanguas

Anti-corruption / Political economy of reform / Strategy and learning

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Against paradigms

hirschman

Albert O. Hirschman, “The Search for Paradigms as a Hindrance to Understanding”, World Politics 22, 3 (April 1970).

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Posted on 25 May 2016Author PabloCategories Development, Social scienceTags Hirschman, Paradigms, Uncomfortable academic truths

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