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Small and Medium-Sized Towns in Europe: Conceptual, Methodological and Policy Issues

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  • Loris Servillo & Rob Atkinson & Abdelillah Hamdouch & Loris Servillo & Rob Atkinson & Abdelillah Hamdouch, 2017. "Small and Medium-Sized Towns in Europe: Conceptual, Methodological and Policy Issues," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 108(4), pages 365-379, September.
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