Qualitative comparative analysisvis-a-vis regression

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (hereafter QCA) is a relatively recent set of techniques. Its emergence can be roughly dated to Charles C. Ragin’s (1987) book, The Comparative Method. Therefore, it is perhaps not surprising that QCA has not yet received the sustained evaluation of its inferential strengths and weaknesses that other techniques, such as regression analysis and comparative case study research, have benefited from.