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Журнал «Проблемы развития территории» основан в 1997 году. Издатель – Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт социально-экономического развития территорий Российской академии наук (ИСЭРТ РАН). В журнале публикуются...
Журнал «Проблемы развития территории» основан в 1997 году. Издатель – Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт социально-экономического развития территорий Российской академии наук (ИСЭРТ РАН). В журнале публикуются...
Журнал «Проблемы развития территории» основан в 1997 году. Издатель – Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт социально-экономического развития территорий Российской академии наук (ИСЭРТ РАН). В журнале публикуются...
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