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The Impact of Trade and Transport Services on the Environment in Africa

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|Dec 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2020-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2217-3668 | Journal ISSN: 0353-8648
Language: English
Page range: 415 - 439
Submitted on: Jun 10, 2019
Accepted on: May 14, 2020
Published on: Dec 16, 2020
Published by: University of Niš, Faculty of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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