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The Socio-Economic Costs of Underfunding Education. A Multi-Country Case Study Approach

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Volume 19 (2025): Issue 1 (July 2025)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2025-0255 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
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Language: English
Page range: 3347 - 3359
Published on: Jul 24, 2025
Published by: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year
Keywords:
education underfunding,
public education,
economic growth,
human capital development,
multi-country case study
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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