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href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ir2zBAAAQBAJ&q=environmental&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>environmental</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ir2zBAAAQBAJ&q=Estonia&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud1"><span dir=ltr>Estonia</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ir2zBAAAQBAJ&q=Expenditure+Tax+revenue&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>Expenditure Tax revenue</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ir2zBAAAQBAJ&q=FAO+Global+Administrative&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>FAO Global Administrative</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ir2zBAAAQBAJ&q=federal&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>federal</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ir2zBAAAQBAJ&q=Finland&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>Finland</span></a> <a 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href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ir2zBAAAQBAJ&q=programmes&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>programmes</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ir2zBAAAQBAJ&q=projects&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>projects</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ir2zBAAAQBAJ&q=public+investment&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud1"><span dir=ltr>public investment</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ir2zBAAAQBAJ&q=reform&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>reform</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ir2zBAAAQBAJ&q=Regional+development+framework&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>Regional development framework</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ir2zBAAAQBAJ&q=Regional+development+policy&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>Regional development policy</span></a> <a 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class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>OECD Regional Outlook 2014 Regions and Cities: Where Policies and People Meet: Regions and Cities: Where Policies and People Meet</span><br><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=bibliogroup:%22OECD+Regional+Outlook%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=5"><i><span dir=ltr>OECD Regional Outlook</span></i></a></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Author</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22OECD%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=5"><span dir=ltr>OECD</span></a></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Edition</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>revised</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Publisher</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>OECD Publishing, 2014</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td 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