Individual Choice and Risk: The Case of Higher Education

Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 284-300

  Brynin, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beck; British Labour Force Survey; higher education; pay; risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876175311     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038512444814     Document Type: Article

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