Poverty reduction – what is more important: growth rate or institutions quality
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Galic'kij ekonomičnij visnik
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2409-8892
DOI: 10.33108/galicianvisnyk_tntu2020.02.084