1.Introduction -- 2Atlantic Reflections: Italian Spirits and Business Communities in Americas -- 3.Italians in Southern Brasil: Tradition and Innovation -- 4.Business and Transmission of “Knowledge”: Italian Migration to Brasil -- 5.Science, Techniques, Ideas: Italian Emigration in the...

Comprehensive and coordinated action across levels of government responsible for different policy domains (labour, education, housing and welfare/health) as well as across local actors is crucial to migrant integration. To respond to this need for co-ordination, different policy instruments are...

The expansion of Western European production accelerated in the first half of 1997. Exports were the main engine, driven by a devaluation of European currencies and strong growth abroad. Domestic demand also picked up somewhat led by investment in machinery and equipment. Inflation remained at...