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Sustainable societal development perspectives for rural Romania in light of Horizon 2020

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence
Volume 16 (2022): Issue 1 (August 2022)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2022-0048 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
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Language: English
Page range: 495 - 508
Published on: Aug 8, 2022
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
smart rural development,
sustainability,
rural Romania,
rural development programs,
Horizon 2020
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Political economics, other,
Business management,
Business management, other,
Industrial chemistry,
Energy harvesting and conversion

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