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- 1 2 Lane Kenworthy University of Arizona. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
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- 1 2 Porter, Eduardo (2014-03-25). "Q&A: A Sociologist on Inequality". New York Times: Economix Blog. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
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