Who has benefited from economic growth in the United States since 1969? The case of children

What has Happened to the Quality of Life in the Advanced Industrialized Nations?

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 48-80

  Jencks, Christopher ^a   Mayer, Susan E ^b   Swingle, Joseph ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 15944407459     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845420529.00013     Document Type: Chapter

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