The subversive nature of inequality: Subjective inequality perceptions and attitudes to social inequality
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Political Economy
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0176-2680
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2019.04.004