Collective choice and individual action: Education policy and social mobility in England

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 40, Issue , 2015, Pages 288-297

  Jennings, Colin ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education Policy; Expressive Choice; Social Mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929104868     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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