Over-education and ethnic minorities in Britain

Manchester School

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 535-559

  Battu, H ^a   Sloane, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3142749908     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2004.00407.x     Document Type: Review

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