The structure of educational decision making and consequences for inequality: A Swedish test case

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 806-854

  Hällsten, Martin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 79952157077     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/655751     Document Type: Article

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