Where have all the sociologists gone?: An economist's perspective

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 737-747

  Green, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inequality; Multidisciplinarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751523886     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206295014     Document Type: Article

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