Might Britain be a Meritocracy? A Comment on Saunders

Sociology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 387-393

  Lampard, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993690304     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038596030002012     Document Type: Article

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