To what extent are ethnic minorities in Britain over-educated?

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 192-208

  Battu, H ^a   Sloane, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Ethnic groups; Labour market; Minorities; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 18544370530     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720210432194     Document Type: Article

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