Educational and Income Inequality in Malaysia

Humanomics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 19-40

  Ismail, Rahmah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84949725570     PISSN: 08288666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb018851     Document Type: Review

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