Economic crisis and inequality of educational opportunity in Latin America

Sociology of Education

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-110

  Torche, Florencia ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic recession; Educational inequality; Educational transitions; Latin America

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953803554     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040710367935     Document Type: Article

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