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Original Articles

Cross-Border Networks in Informal and Formal Cooperation in the Border Regions Andalusia–Algarve–Alentejo and South Finland–Estonia

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Pages 1407-1424 | Received 01 Sep 2012, Accepted 01 Mar 2013, Published online: 01 May 2013

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