VISF {SetMethods}

Vis (2009), fuzzy set data

Description

The VISF data frame has 25 rows and 4 sets

Usage

data(VISF)

Format

A data frame with 25 observations on the following 4 sets.

p

a numeric vector. Condition, weak political positions, with parties in government expecting losses at the next election.

s

a numeric vector. Condition, deteriorating economic situation.

r

a numeric vector. Condition, government dominated by parties from the right of the political spectrum.

u

a numeric vector. Outcome, unpopular reform.

Details

Data are used by Vis (2009) to analyze the pursuit of unpopular reforms by governments. Data are fuzzy-sets.

References

Vis, B. (2009) "Government and Unpopular Social Policy Reforms: Biting the Bullet or Steering Clear?", European Journal of Political Research 48, pp. 31-57.

Schneider, C. Q., Wagemann, C. (2012) Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.

Examples

data(VISF)