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Internal ministerial advisory bodies: An attempt to transform governing in the Slovak Republic

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|Aug 2018

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Language: English
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Submitted on: Feb 26, 2018
Accepted on: Jun 4, 2018
Published on: Aug 6, 2018
Published by: University of Matej Bel in Banska Bystrica, Faculty of Economics
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