Politics as occupational choice: Youth self-selection for party careers in Italy

European Sociological Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-124

  Recchi, Ettore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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EID: 0033242561     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.esr.a018251     Document Type: Article

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