Scarcity and abundance: Reconciling trends in the effects of education on social class and earnings in Great Britain 1972-2003

European Sociological Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 239-261

  Van De Werfhorst, Herman G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34147173852     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcl031     Document Type: Article

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