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European Union Citizens’ Perception of the Reasons for the Cost of the Common Agricultural Policy

By: Fernando Mata and  Ivo Domingues  
Open Access
|Apr 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 137 - 152
Submitted on: Sep 4, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 5, 2025
Published on: Apr 3, 2025
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
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