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Export Performance Cluster Analysis of Poland’s Regions in the First 20 Years of EU Membership

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2025-0040 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
Language: English
Page range: 31 - 41
Submitted on: Feb 26, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
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