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Contemporary Social Science
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Volume 18, 2023 - Issue 5
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Inequality: the scourge of the twenty-first century

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Pages 580-598 | Received 13 Oct 2023, Accepted 08 Nov 2023, Published online: 17 Nov 2023

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