Regional Disintegration: Causes, Consequences and Contradictions

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  • Philippe De Lombaerde United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (Bruges, Belgium)
  • Frank Mattheis United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (Bruges, Belgium)
  • Carlos Fonseca United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (Bruges, Belgium)
  • Maria Martins UUnited Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (Bruges, Belgium)

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https://doi.org/10.32719/26312549.2021.21.1

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2023-07-20

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De Lombaerde, P., Mattheis, F., Fonseca, C., & Martins, M. (2023). Regional Disintegration: Causes, Consequences and Contradictions. Comentario Internacional. Journal of the Andean Center of International Studies, (21), 5–19. https://doi.org/10.32719/26312549.2021.21.1
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