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Regional economic resilience: concepts, empirics and a critical review

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|Oct 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046 (formerly 2084-6118)
Language: English
Page range: 70 - 75
Submitted on: Jul 9, 2015
Accepted on: Sep 7, 2015
Published on: Oct 26, 2015
Published by: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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