Regional Economic Resilience Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty: Analysis of the External Economic Activity of Ukrainian Regions
By: Larysa Zomchak and Svitlana Ohorodnyk
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24475-9_32
Language: English
Page range: 263 - 279
Submitted on: Dec 10, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 25, 2026
Published on: Jul 13, 2026
Published by: Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw
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