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The chapter briefly reflects the main findings from the research on circular business models in specific manufacturing industries in small open economies in the European Union. This chapter also presents insights into a future circular economy in small open economies by identifying main threats to circular success and providing scenarios for circular business model development in manufacturing industries.
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Dagilienė, L., Bruneckienė, J., Varaniūtė, V., Banionienė, J. (2023). Concluding Remarks and Insights. 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_8
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