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A New Study of the Administrative Capacity of the Bulgarian State Administration

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2025-0096 | Journal eISSN: 2303-5013 | Journal ISSN: 2303-5005
Language: English
Page range: 277 - 291
Submitted on: Jun 6, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 11, 2025
Published on: Dec 1, 2025
Published by: Oikos Institut d.o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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