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Activation programs for unemployment benefit recipients in Slovenia

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|Jun 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2022-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1804-1663 | Journal ISSN: 1213-2446
Language: English
Page range: 75 - 95
Submitted on: Sep 6, 2021
Accepted on: Mar 30, 2022
Published on: Jun 23, 2022
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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