Do rational choice approaches have problems?

European Sociological Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-179

  Ultee, Wout C ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0038969290     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.esr.a018184     Document Type: Article

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