Public investment in targeted social assistance programs
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عنوان ژورنال: Economic and social changes: facts, trends, forecast / Экономические и социальные перемены: факты, тенденции, прогноз
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2307-0331,2312-9824
DOI: 10.15838/esc/2014.6.36.11