Geografie 2015, 120, 297-313

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2015120030297

The intra-regional trade relations in the automotive industry of East-Central Europe

Ernő Molnár, Gábor Kozma, János Pénzes

University of Debrecen, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development Planning, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary

Received January 2014
Accepted July 2015

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