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The Inflation Reduction Act as an Element of Shaping the US Grand Strategy and the UN Strategy of Global Goals Cover

The Inflation Reduction Act as an Element of Shaping the US Grand Strategy and the UN Strategy of Global Goals

By: Robert Lizak and  Sebastian Skuza  
Open Access
|Mar 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2024.29.01.01 | Journal eISSN: 2719-9452 | Journal ISSN: 1689-7404
Language: English, Polish
Page range: 11 - 26
Submitted on: May 8, 2023
Accepted on: Dec 10, 2023
Published on: Mar 13, 2024
Published by: University of Białystok
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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