Understanding Ethnic Group Differences in Britain

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This report shows that while ethnicity is important in explaining the life chances of individuals, what their parents' brought from their country of origin, in terms qualifications and social class attributes, is no less crucial.

Lucinda Platt shows that while ethnicity is important in explaining the life chances of individuals, what their parents' brought from their country of origin, in terms qualifications and social class attributes, is no less crucial. This paper is part of the collection 'Going Places: Neighbourhood, ethnicity and social mobility' published 29 March 2006 by ippr and available for purchase.

For information on the economic performance of migrant groups, see the 2005 publication Beyond Black and White. View other ippr publications on the theme of migration and integration here.

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