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Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Regions of Russia: Cluster Analysis Taking into Account the Economic Development of the Territory

Zakharova K.A., Baburina N.A.

Volume 16, Issue 4, 2023

Zakharova K.A., Baburina N.A. (2023). Development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the regions of Russia: Cluster analysis taking into account the economic development of the territory. Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, Forecast, 16(4), 109–130. DOI: 10.15838/esc.2023.4.88.6

DOI: 10.15838/esc.2023.4.88.6

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