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Selecting a Comparative Sample for Policy Analysis
A researcher wants to investigate the impact of joining a major economic union on national poverty rates. From the provided list of countries, select a group of 4-6 countries that would form a strong comparative case study for this research question. Justify your selection by explaining the role each chosen country plays in your comparison (e.g., as a case study of a country that joined, or as a control/comparison country that did not) and why this specific group is well-suited to answer the research question. Finally, acknowledge any significant limitations of being restricted to only the countries from this list.
Country List: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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