Capitalism, Meritocracy, and Social Stratification: A Radical Reformulation of the Davis-Moore Thesis

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-150

  Panayotakis, Costas ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84891608808     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: 15367150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12068     Document Type: Article

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