Accounting for acres: land, data, and accountability in Ireland

Mary Curtin

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Accounting for acres: land, data, and accountability in Ireland

Kemmy Business School

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Original language	English (Ireland)
Specialist publication	PublicPolicy.ie
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Curtin, M. (2025). Accounting for acres: land, data, and accountability in Ireland. PublicPolicy.ie. https://doi.org/https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.34961%2Fresearchrepository-ul.28890482.v1&data=05%7C02%7CMary.Curtin%40ul.ie%7C1b04632d91b44c8b35b708dd86fd8fef%7C0084b9243ab4411692519939f695e54c%7C0%7C0%7C638815145779837657%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=o3P9VcwM9DWCTaP5QsGhbPvmpG64FCz%2FpRRkeBADP4g%3D&reserved=0

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