Symmetry or asymmetry? Cross-border openness of service providers in Polish-Czech and Polish-German border towns
By: Sylwia Dołzbłasz

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgr-2015-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6202 (formerly 1210-8812) | Journal ISSN: 1210-8812
Language: English
Page range: 2 - 12
Submitted on: Oct 6, 2014
Accepted on: Feb 5, 2015
Published on: Apr 27, 2015
Published by: Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geonics
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