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Can social impact assessment improve social well-being in a future where social inequality is rife?

Ilse AucampEquispectives Research and Consulting Services, Pretoria, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Stephan WoodborneiThemba LABS, WITS, Johannesburg, South Africa
Pages 132-135 | Received 10 Aug 2019, Accepted 30 Sep 2019, Published online: 13 Oct 2019

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