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This chapter analyses the characteristics and adaptive features of small open economies; reviews and compares previous studies on circularity performance; and identifies drivers and barriers among small open economies and large economies in the European Union. Finally, it concludes with an assessment of circularity and economic performance of selected manufacturing industries in selected small open economies.
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Trade openness is measured as the sum of a country’s exports and imports as a share of that country’s GDP (in%) (The Global Economy, 2018).
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Dagilienė, L., Bruneckienė, J., Varaniūtė, V., Banionienė, J. (2023). Circular Performance of Small Open Economies. In: Circular Business Models in the Manufacturing Industry. Studies in Energy, Resource and Environmental Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28809-8_3
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