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Intergenerational equity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Malcolm Johnson
Affiliation:
Professor of Health and Social Welfare, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK.
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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