Introduction to elites From the 'problematic of the proletariat' to a class analysis of 'wealth elites'

Sociological Review

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 223-239

  Savage, Mike ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class analysis; Great British Class survey; Wealth elites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931410475     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-954X.12281     Document Type: Article

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