Inequality of opportunity in Brazil

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 585-618

  Bourguignon, François ^a   Ferreira, Francisco H G ^a   Menéndez, Marta ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

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EID: 36149000599     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: 14754991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2007.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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