Inequality, economic growth and social mobility

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 429-449

  Breen, Richard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Economic growth; Intergenerational social mobility; Intragenerational inequality; Stratification theories

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL MOBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0031217961     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/591139     Document Type: Article

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