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An organized classification of things into types based on selected characteristics.
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classifying institutions; organizing patterns; comparing forms of practiceState the dimensions used to distinguish types.
Words that belong together
- develop a typology
- typology of institutions
- comparative typology
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The paper develops a typology of local welfare arrangements.
This typology separates regimes by accountability and electoral competition.
Cases that fit more than one type expose a weakness in the typology.
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Primary category: academic. Academic; a typology groups cases, whereas a theory explains relationships. The chosen dimensions shape which similarities and differences become visible. Singular: typology; plural: typologies. Derived family (not inflections): typological.
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