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McDaniel, S.A. (2007). Pensions, Privilege and Poverty: Another “Take” on Intergenerational Equity. In: Ages, Generations and the Social Contract. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5973-5_14

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