Spain vs. Italy Similarities * Left-centred coalition government * Member of the EU * Low birth rate * High immigration * Declining competitiveness * Latin‚ Mediterranean (used to take siestas)‚ highly emotional citizens * High costs‚ low productivity firms (likely to be overtaken by Chinese competition) * Low spending on R&D * Poor educational system Differences * Italy has a high black economy‚ Spain does not (tax deficits for Italy) * Spain:
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BUSINESS CONTENT Introduction p. 3 Early glitches of the SMEs within the industrial districts p. 5 Analysis of two of the regional clusters at stake p.6 What went wrong? p. 7 Concluding remarks p. 9 References p. 10 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to determine to which extent the economic areas known as ’Third Italy’ have not managed to achieve the well-desired status. The local development model has been presented as the perfect small-scale flexible
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Advertising differences between Italy and The United States of America: A cross-cultural look at visuals in advertising Introduction Today most people find themselves inundated with advertisements. Advertisements are‚ of course‚ used as a means to sell things‚ but the methods used in ads varies across the world‚ depending on cultural differences. In this essay I will be exploring the similarities and differences between advertising in the United States of America and Italy by comparing and contrasting
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Subject: Italy Informational Report COMBATTING COMMUNICATION BARRIERS BETWEEN ITALY & AMERICA Relationships are highly valued in Europe‚ especially for Italians. In order to build a business relationship‚ some cultural understanding must be acquired to combat the differences between Italian and American business people. For this reason‚ it is good to understand these four aspects: (1) how to build a relationship with an Italian; (2) what the best ways are to advertise in Italy; (3) where
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Ageing population in Italy An investigate on ageing population trend and recommendations for future _________________________________ 2 Abstract Population ageing is an inevitable problem to most rich country. It is clear that Italy has been facing serious ageing population issues from 1970s. There are some reasons which lead to this issue. Firstly‚ one of the main reasons causing aging population in Italy is the extremely low fertility rate in this country
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ITALY CULTURE IMPACTS ON ITS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. The Background of Italy 1 2.1 Languages of Italy 1 2.2 Education of Italy 1-2 2.3 Religion of Italy 2 2.4 Social Structure of Italy 2 2.5 Political Ideology of Italy 2 2.6 Economic Ideology of Italy 3 3. Analysis culture of the country 3 3.1 History of Italy 3-4 3.2 Geography of Italy 4-5 4. Recommendation for doing Global Business in Italy 5 4.1 Respect Different cultural
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State in Italy during the middle ages! Church has always played a major part in Italian History. As Europe gradually emerged from the destruction of the Roman Empire‚ the church became one of the mainstays of civilisation. The disorganisation of the Holy Roman Empire‚ its ongoing dispute with the papacy over the extent of Church authority in secular government and absentee foreign overlords left Italians largely self-governing within their communes. At the start of the fourteenth century‚ Italy was a
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forces of nationalism influenced central Europe from Italy to the land of the Austrian Habsburgs. After 1815‚ the region knew the positive effects of a different style of governing and was divided into a much more rational set of political units. There was an effort by both states to unite its segmented lands‚ so that they could have a more international standpoint. By 1870‚ both Italy and the Austrian Empire had been re-established. Italy had become unified into a central power‚ whereas Austria-Hungary
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The gunpowder revolution saw many advancements beginning in the mid-fifteenth century. With the French invasion of Italy in 1494‚ France demonstrated that the exploitation and advancement of a technology could give one side an extreme advantage over the side which did not advance as quickly. France developed lighter and more mobile cannons‚ made from bronze‚ with handles on the sides that allowed them to be mounted to horse-drawn carts. These cannons could be easily traversed up or down‚ right
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First King of United Italy‚ King of Italia * Cavour: Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia from 1852 until his death‚ had a realpolitiker’s vision‚ promoted economic development‚ to unify Italy he had to confront Austria so he got help from Napoleon who feared growth of Piedmont and gave them Lombardy but not Venetia to Piedmont and left the rest of Italy disunited‚ helped achieve a strong economy‚ modern army‚ liberal political climate provoked Austria to invade Northern Italy * Garribaldi:
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