Intergenerational Transmission of Disadvantage: Policy Implications
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عنوان ژورنال: Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika
سال: 2007
ISSN: 2345-0266,1648-2425
DOI: 10.15388/stepp.2007.4.8722