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Political Economy of Connectivity: China’s Belt and Road Initiative 互联互通的政治经济学:中国的“一带一路”倡议

GeographyRN: Regional Geography (Topic) Pub Date : 2019-06-30 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3434077

Tolga Demiryol

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The Limits of the Judiciary within the Eurasian Integration Process 欧亚一体化进程中司法的局限

GeographyRN: Regional Geography (Topic) Pub Date : 2016-05-02 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2863076

Maksim Karliuk

引用次数: 5