From Pandemic to Energy Crisis: Poverty Dynamics in European Nuts2 Regions
By: Kornelia Kłopecka and Sławomir Śmiech
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Language: English
Page range: 191 - 201
Submitted on: Sep 1, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 1, 2025
Published on: Jul 31, 2026
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