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Efficiency of the Slovak forestry in comparison to other European countries: An application of Data Envelopment Analysis

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|Feb 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/forj-2017-0026 | Journal eISSN: 2454-0358 | Journal ISSN: 2454-034X
Language: English
Page range: 46 - 54
Published on: Feb 6, 2018
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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