Does the fear of debt deter students from higher education?

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 509-540

  Callender, Claire ^a   Jackson, Jonathan ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27144437187     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S004727940500913X     Document Type: Article

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