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Italy's labour laws

Italy's government wants to reform arcane labour laws which underpin the 'job for life' culture. Plus the market may be crowded with electric cars, but does the public want to buy them?

Italy's government wants to reform arcane labour laws which underpin the 'job for life' culture. Rome correspondent David Willey reports on the challenges ahead for Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti.

Lesley Curwen talks to Stefano Cordero di Montezemolo, Academic Director of the European School of Economics in Milan, about what the current employment law means for businesses.

Plus, the market may be crowded with electric cars, but does the public want to buy them? From Detroit, motor industry commentator Paul Eisenstein reports.

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