- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Vacation - Work; 2nd Revised edition edition (Feb 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1854581821
- ISBN-13: 978-1854581822
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 14 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,536,687 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An updated guide for those wishing to work and/or settle in Italy, whether in the city or the countryside. It contains information on residence and entry regulations, setting up home, daily life and retirement. There is also advice on finding temporary or permanent work, or starting a business. Special features include a regional employment guide, a report on business and industry, and personal case histories.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Unfortunately despite a second edition date of 1998, I suspect a rather quick update of the first version (1992) was carried out -- the information is quite severely dated already; however there are some good links and information sources so this would at least prove useful.
Fortunately I didn't have time to read this book prior to moving to Italy, otherwise I might never have come! It's overly pessimistic -- in the short paragraph on buying a second-hand car, the main advice is that it can take two years for the car's log book to follow, and it's illegal to drive a car without; surely if this were the case (fortunately not in my experience) everyone would be breaking the law?!
This said, despite the over-emphasis on bureaucracy the author has thought of everything you might want to know about, from taxation to importing pets!
Perhaps I have a chip on my shoulder too, but I detest such 'ex-patriate' comments as this in the section on Cons of Moving to Italy 'Italian social behaviour and customs can seem totally at odds with the British way of doing things' -- and this is meant to be a reason NOT to move here??
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58 of 60 people found the following review helpful
Only of use to Brits enroute to Italy
16 May 2000
Format:Paperback
This book was of very little use to me. I purchased it right after reading Travis Neighbor and Monica Larner's Living, Working, and Studying in Italy, and it was such a disappointment. It was in an awkward-to-use format, almost like some sort of government fact book. It compared aspects of life blow-by-blow to those in the UK and seemed to offer very little information that would be of use to an American relocating to Italy. If you're from the UK, it may be just what you need, but otherwise I'd steer clear.
One other thing: I noticed it's part of a very large series, which may tell you something about the impersonality of it - even more so that this author has written quite a few in the series.
47 of 49 people found the following review helpful
An excellent and practical guide, full of sound advice.
21 Sep 1999
Format:Paperback
This book is a detailed survey of the opportunities for employment and living in Italy - it covers such mundane, but essential subjects such as residence and entry regulations, property purchase and rental, tax evasion and other national pastimes, as well as how to find a job or start a business. It lets you know in confident style how, where and why to go for the Italian experience.
Unlike Travis Neighbour and Monica Larner's popular "Living, Studying and Working in Italy", this guide doesn't assume that every reader has the lifestyle and experience of the average impoverished student. Want to know how and where to get the best mortgages and loans, or understand the finer points of etiquette, language and culture? It's all here - buy it, become an expert, and above all enjoy!
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