A great merit of this stimulating volume lies in the fact that, by Locke's open, explicit claim of the priority to be accorded to a local rather than a national perspective in the interpretation of Italian political economy—and more generally in his interpretation of political economies of advanced democracies within a changing global environment—he urges interested readers to adopt a point of view.(British Journal of Industrial Relations)

A great merit of this stimulating volume lies in the fact that, by Locke's open, explicit claim of the priority to be accorded to a local rather than a national perspective in the interpretation of Italian political economy—and more generally in his interpretation of political economies of advanced democracies within a changing global environment—he urges interested readers to adopt a point of view.(British Journal of Industrial Relations)

A great merit of this stimulating volume lies in the fact that, by Locke's open, explicit claim of the priority to be accorded to a local rather than a national perspective in the interpretation of Italian political economy—and more generally in his interpretation of political economies of advanced democracies within a changing global environment—he urges interested readers to adopt a point of view.(British Journal of Industrial Relations)