Economic restructuring, the educational income gap, and overall income inequality

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 519-547

  Albrecht, Don E ^a   Albrecht, Scott G ^b  

^a Western Rural Development Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 70449569114     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732170902904822     Document Type: Article

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