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How Skills Can Drive Competitiveness

By: Alfonso Arpaia  
Open Access
|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ie-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1613-964X | Journal ISSN: 0020-5346
Language: English
Page range: 18 - 27
Published on: Feb 17, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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