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    Insights from the H2020 project PERCEPTIONS

    Series Book 10 - Migrazioni/Migrations
    The main objectives of the PERCEPTIONS project are: (1) to identify the narratives, images and perceptions of Europe held by migrants and people intending to migrate; (2) to investigate how different narratives can lead to problems due to a mismatch between expectations and reality, for migrants and even for national security; and (3) to create toolkits of creative and innovative measures to react ... Read more

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  • The Economic Impact of the South China Sea Disputes

    Series Book 11 - Migrazioni / Migrations
    The South China Sea stands today as one of the most sensitive crossroads of the international system – a vital artery for global trade, a strategic reservoir of energy resources, and a pivotal space where economic interests, military power, and international law intersect and collide.Through the insights of diplomats, scholars, and experts from Italy and the Philippines, this volume examines the ... Read more

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  • Different Forms of Microcredit and Social Business

    Microfinance in Global History from the Late Medieval to the Modern

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This edited collection discusses the evolution of microfinance and social business from the late medieval period to the modern era. The book fills a gap in financial history by exploring lesser-known, informal forms of credit granted to the poorest people, which have often not been recorded in writing.The book highlights the particularly innovative forms of credit developed in Italy, but also ... Read more

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  • Tourism Destinations and Policies in Europe During the 20th Century

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    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book analyzes key aspects of European tourism development in the 20th century, focusing on the development of tourist destinations, as well as tourism policies that were created to shape these destinations. The book also examines the private sector, which has traditionally played a determining role in European tourism development. While doing so, this volume presents case studies of Western ... Read more

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  • Tourism and Economic Development

    Southern Europe through the 20th Century

    Series series Routledge Explorations in Economic History
    By the end of the 19th century, there were already some countries in southern Europe whose economies benefitted from the arrival of tourists. But it was during the 20th century, and particularly after the Second World War, that the phenomenon of mass tourism arrived and dramatically impacted the economies of southern Europe.This edited volume analyses when, how, and why tourism gained an important ... Read more

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  • Resilience in Papal Rome, 1656-1870

    A City's Response to Crisis

    Series series History (R0)
    This book analyses the evolution of the city of Rome, in particular, papal Rome, from the plague of 1656 until 1870 when it became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The authors explore papal Rome as a resilient city that had to cope with numerous crises during this period. By focusing on a selection of different crises in Rome, the book combines cultural, political, and economic history to ... Read more

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  • The Development of the Hotel and Tourism Industry in the Twentieth Century

    Comparative Perspectives from Western Europe, 1900–1970

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This edited collection explores the pivotal role of the hotel industry in building Western Europe’s tourism economy during the 20th century.The book brings together ten contributions focused on the same period, 1900-1970, to offer comparative perspectives from across the region including Italy, Switzerland, France, Spain and Britain. Drawing on historical case studies, chapters illuminate the ... Read more

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  • The Roman Stock Exchange between the 19th and 20th Centuries

    A History of the Italian Stock Market

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book explores the Italian stock exchange through its construction and consolidation while examining and criticizing the birth of the capital city. Through the evolution of the stock exchange, the transformation of Rome is examined from the capital of a pre-unification state to the papal state, exploring its social, political, administrative and financial fabric. The book examines that path to ... Read more

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  • Italy-China Trade Relations

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    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book examines the political connections and trade relations between Italy and China, with particular emphasis on the second half of the 19th century and the period following the Second World War. In recent years, economic relations between the two countries have intensified as a result of increasing exchange and trade agreements, with positive impacts on their political and diplomatic ... Read more

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  • Italy in a European Context

    Research in Business, Economics, and the Environment

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This edited collection investigates the role of Italy in pursuing the EU five targets by 2020: R&D/innovation expenditures; the energetic measures for climate change; migration; the counter actions against poverty and social exclusion. This ambitious book uses a multidisciplinary approach and original field studies to tackle this important topic. ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Economic and Social Perspectives on European Migration

    Series series Routledge Studies in Labour Economics
    This book addresses a wide range of migration-related issues in the European context and examines the socioeconomic consequences of migratory flows throughout Europe, focusing on a number of emblematic European countries. The book is divided into three parts. The first part deals with the tension between migrants and their integration processes in the receiving country, which is deeply influenced ... Read more

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  • The Reasons for Underdevelopment

    The Case of Decolonisation in Somaliland

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The history of Italian colonial affairs has recently attracted renewed interest from historians and economists. It is a complex and involved question. Over the last few years, though perhaps slightly later than the more mature historiography of other European countries, the work of some important scholars has opened up new fields of investigation and research. Recent studies have tried to analyse ... Read more

    $89.99 USD