Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream

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Authors: Goldrick-Rab, S.
Venue: University of Chicago Press eBooks
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2016
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226404486.001.0001
OpenAlex: W4255647282
Cited by: 379
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Type: book
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: University of Chicago Press eBooks (publishedVersion)

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