Research for REGI Committee – European Cohesion Policy and regional development policies in other parts of the world

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European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: Study, September 2017: Research for REGI Committee - European Cohesion Policy and regional development policies in other parts of the world http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2017/601980/IPOL_STU(2017)601980_EN.pdf

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