Labour market rewards and the neo-classical soup: An analysis of the relation between social class and economic inequalities in Sweden in the last quarter of the 20th century

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-84

  Bihagen, Erik ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inequality of opportunity; Sector cleavage; Social class; Wage; Wage mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 15844379197     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699305050987     Document Type: Article

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