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Process of local government fragmentation in Croatia: From a big-bang to a status quo

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|Jan 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0043 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
Language: English
Page range: 46 - 53
Submitted on: Jul 1, 2020
Accepted on: Oct 27, 2020
Published on: Jan 20, 2021
Published by: University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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