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Is the division of Western and Eastern Poland still valid? The evolution of regional convergence in Poland Cover

Is the division of Western and Eastern Poland still valid? The evolution of regional convergence in Poland

By: Tomasz Misiak  
Open Access
|Jul 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2022.2.8 | Journal eISSN: 2450-0097 | Journal ISSN: 2392-1641
Language: English
Page range: 145 - 169
Submitted on: Jun 4, 2021
Accepted on: Jun 25, 2022
Published on: Jul 18, 2022
Published by: Poznań University of Economics and Business Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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