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The Territorial Nature and Power of Human Capital in Urban Development Processes from the Perspective of the Path Dependence Concept

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2024-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
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