Mature societies: Planning for our future selves

Daedalus

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-31

  Harper, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645775253     PISSN: 00115266     EISSN: 15486192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/001152606775321040     Document Type: Review

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