for Policy Analysis: Beyond the Quantitative-Qualitative Divide.

This is a higher level book that covers an intensely interesting topic: How do we sys-tematically use qualitative data across cases to assess public policies and to strengthen public policy analysis? The monograph is written largely for a specialized audience of researchers studying small numbers of cases. It will also be relevant for the majority of researchers working on mixed methods analysis, because it addresses more fundamental questions, such as how to account for the validity of qualitative data or, even more gener-ally, how to use quantitative tools to analyze qualitative information. My review begins with a summary of the book, including a discussion of its place in the field of mixed methods. The review continues with an assessment of the readability of the text, the style of its presentation, and the potential audience for the text. Innovative Comparative Methods for Policy Analysis is organized into three parts, with an introduction and a conclusion. Part 1, ‘‘Systematic Comparative Case Studies: Design, Methods and Measures,’ ’ focuses on methodological foundations for systematic compara-tive case studies that bridge the qualitative–quantitative divide. The initial section is hugely important to understanding the following papers, because many of the techniques used i