Inequality of opportunities vs. inequality of outcomes: Are western societies all alike?

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-546

  Lefranc, Arnaud ^a,d   Pistolesi, Nicolas ^b   Trannoy, Alain ^c  

^a UMR 8184

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

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EID: 56149086141     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: 14754991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2008.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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