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Will the Dutch Level out Their One and Only Mountain?

The Pietersberg Paradox and Mountains of Debt

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Unger, B. (2005). Will the Dutch Level out Their One and Only Mountain?. In: De Gijsel, P., Schenk, H. (eds) Multidisciplinary Economics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26259-8_31

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