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Integration theories: A review of selected political and economic concepts Cover

Integration theories: A review of selected political and economic concepts

By: Magdalena Suska  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2024-0035 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
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