Inequality and the political economy of education: An analysis of individual preferences in OECD countries

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-240

  Busemeyer, Marius R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

education; individual preferences; inequality; OECD countries; political economy

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; OECD; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

EID: 84863195236     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928712440200     Document Type: Article

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