Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of contributing authors -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I: Region and Trade -- 1 Region as a small open economy and an exporter -- 2 The role of openness in the economic growth of regions -- Part II: State of Art -- 3 Regions’ trade openness --...

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