Public sector transformation, racial inequality and downward occupational mobility

Social Forces

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 975-1006

  Wilson, George ^a   Roscigno, Vincent J ^b   Huffman, Matt L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84874086712     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/sos178     Document Type: Article

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