Would Perfect Mobility be Perfect?

European Sociological Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Swift, Adam ^a  

^a BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1142278553     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/20.1.1     Document Type: Review

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