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Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis in the assessment of municipal solid waste treatment efficiency: A case study of EU countries Cover

Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis in the assessment of municipal solid waste treatment efficiency: A case study of EU countries

By: Monika Osińska  
Open Access
|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 366 - 378
Submitted on: Jul 8, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 21, 2024
Published on: Dec 30, 2024
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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