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Regional Inequalities in the EU Accession Countries: Evolution and Challenges

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Petrakos, G., Psycharis, Y., Kallioras, D. (2005). Regional Inequalities in the EU Accession Countries: Evolution and Challenges. In: Bradley, J., Petrakos, G., Traistaru, I. (eds) Integration, Growth and Cohesion in an Enlarged European Union. ZEI Studies in European Economics and Law, vol 7. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22854-3_3

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