Neighborhood effects in a European city: Secondary education of young people in Helsinki

Social Science Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 421-444

  Kauppinen, Timo M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Helsinki; Neighborhood effects; Residential differentiation; Secondary education; Segregation; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750963291     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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