Opinions

A system linking areas, resources, actors and the integration between territorial marketing and product marketing will continue to propel the growth of Italian enogastronomy. This type of synergy is especially important for the future of smaller rural communites

Social network analysis studies the role of networks in technological and organizational innovation. The next step is about understanding how they emerge and evolve, and a number of factors are involved

We must break the vicious circle that prevents those holding money from lending it out. If creditors spend, debtors will pay, and if that requires a bit of inflation or a tax on bank deposits, at least Europe's economies will stop treading water and move forward

A mutation is occurring in China. The country is no longer a low-wage labor reservoir, but a new consumer market attracting the appetites of foreign companies. And more change looms as manufacturers seeks cheap labor elsewhere

Absent an effective world government, self-regulation and voluntary codes of conduct may foster responsible behavior for the safeguard of the environment. Doubts linger about their effectiveness, so research into new approaches should proceed

Let's hold on tight to the Venice Biennale, a great showcase for international art even as Italian artists go unrecognized. Without public or private support, a genaration of artists in limbo have scant hope for art policies that can help Italy regain time lost