Inter-company relationships play a crucial role in strategies adopted by small and medium-sized industries. Between 1999 and 2002, the application of legislation on the 35-hour work week took place in an environment characterised by high growth rates. However, for trades subject to...

The world has slipped in the urban era. In about thirty years, in the whole world, the three-quarters of the population will live in towns. Urban development is not mastered and is achieved in developing countries, with serious socio-economic and environmental consequences, according to...