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worlddev-theory-model

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Use when the conceptual or analytical framework is the bottleneck for a World Development (WD) manuscript — development theory that organizes the evidence, not necessarily a formal model. Makes the framework do real analytical work; it does not invent evidence or citations.

When to use

• Fixing decorative theory sections
• Addressing reviewer comments on argument coherence
• Replacing reflexive formal models with conceptual frameworks
• Theorizing mechanisms connecting cause and outcome
• Organizing qualitative themes with an analytical lens
• Making frameworks load-bearing for interpretation

When not to use

• Inventing evidence
• Inventing citations
• Including formal models purely for prestige
• Name-checking analytical lenses without application

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