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The aim of this chapter is to examine the evidence regarding education and social selection in Italy. In particular, it focuses on two central hypotheses in the theoretical and socio-political debate:
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Fini, R. (2007). Education and Social Selection in Italy. In: Teese, R., Lamb, S., Duru-Bellat, M., Helme, S. (eds) International Studies in Educational Inequality, Theory and Policy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5916-2_16
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