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Structural Preconditions of City Competitiveness. Some Empirical Results for European Cities

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  • Peter Mayerhofer, 2005. "Structural Preconditions of City Competitiveness. Some Empirical Results for European Cities," WIFO Working Papers 260, WIFO.
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