The nature and scope of cross national comparative planning studies

What is it about?

The current state of the art regarding the nature and scope of cross national comparative planning studies is critically reviewed in this paper. The discussion is divided into two main parts. In the first of these literature relating to cross national comparative studies in the social sciences as a whole is drawn upon to clarify their purpose and subject matter, while the second part discusses the scope for cross national planning studies with particular reference to the findings of four published works. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings of these studies in terms of future research

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