Living and Working in Italy

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Summary: Living and Working in Italy--for EU Nationals Only!
Review: If you are not an EU National, you might want to avoid this book. When writing about dealing with red tape or getting a work permit, author Nick Daws often glosses over the rest of the non-European world by saying: It may be different for Non-EU nationals. Well, of course it's different for Australians or Brazilians or Ugandans or Americans than it is for EU nationals. However, Daws gives absolutely no guidance about how to obtain this information.

Briton Daws made sure that he had to do a minimal amount of research by only writing about EU nationals. The publisher knew this book was being sold around the world, so the author should have been told to take that into consideration when researching for the book.

That being said, the other parts of the book, like how to get your gas turned on and the state of mezzi pubblici (public transportation), are quite helpful. I just wish I didn't feel I needed another book to supplement this one.

If you are not an EU national, but are absolutely sure that you have all the information you need to immigrate (permanently or temporarily) to Italy then this book can be of some help. Otherwise, find a different book.

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Summary: One gets the impression
Review: that a lot of research went into this book, but not any significant amount of legwork re: actually being in the country itself.

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Summary: Different books for different people's needs
Review: The review which begins by complaining that the book's target audience is too narrow is perhaps failing to grasp the complexity of the matter. This book deals thoroughly with the practical and cultural matters that concern a large and varied target audience.

To extend the coverage of the book to appeal to a wider readership runs a heavy risk of creating a large and unattractive volume which could end up serving no-one. I would imagine that the author and his publisher have considered a separate volume for those considering a move from other regions of the world, in which the text could cover details specific to the members of a particular audience in a manageable and economically efficient volume.