Social mobility and equality of opportunity geary lecture spring 2010

Economic and Social Review

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 413-428

  Breen, Richard ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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MOBILITY; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

EID: 78650377365     PISSN: 00129984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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