BEST No. 1/1999 - Times in the city and quality of life

The first issue of the new BEST reports on Foundation research into urban time policies in five Member States which identified and analysed innovative cases involving the synchronisation of various time policies (working hours, school time and shop opening hours). The study highlights the case of Italy, the only European country to have adopted a consistent approach to time policies, and shows how there is a growing awareness in all countries to find new ways of organising modern life in order to improve the quality of life for city-dwellers BEST presents important developments in the field of time. It is addressed to those developing policies in this field working in the Institutions of the European Commission, national governments and the social partners in the European Union. BEST is published twice a year in English, French and German.