The political economy of competitiveness and social mobility

British Politics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 86-110

  Nunn, Alex ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

competitiveness; inter generational justice; inter generational mobility; social justice; social mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861029022     PISSN: 1746918X     EISSN: 17469198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/bp.2011.33     Document Type: Article

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