Bücher der Reihe Routledge Library Editions: Economic Geography

This book, originally published in 1986, based on extensive original research, presents many findings on the phenomenon of return migration and on its impact on regional economic development. It remains the only study of its kind. International in scope, the book includes chapters on return migration in Italy, Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Jordan, Canada, Jamaica, Algeria and the Middle East.

At the time this book was originally published in 1985 Italy was one of Europe¿s leading industrial nations. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of Italian industry during the 1980s. It introduces Italy¿s physical and human resources and outlines the historical development of the industry. It then examines the major sectors of Italian industry and then describes the different regions of the country and the striking differences between them are explored and discussed.