The Mezzogiorno region, Italy
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The Mezzogiorno Region
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Secondary Activities
• Before 1950 – unattractive region for industry:• Why?
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Secondary Activities
• From 1965 – the Cassa scheme promoted industry in the south of Italy• What measures did they take?
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Secondary Activities• However, the Cassa scheme had limited success
and the south still remains poor.• Why?
The creation of jobs in industry < loss of jobs in agriculture
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Secondary Activities• Industry today
Economically advantaged
Still economically disadvantaged
= Growth centres
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Tertiary Activities
• Tourism
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Tertiary Activities• The Cassa Scheme and Tourism: What did they do?
15% of funding for tourism
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Tertiary Activities• Transport and Communications
Main transport problem:
mountainous landscape
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Human Processes
• People
Population of the region?
Life expectancy?
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Human Processes
Religion
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Human Processes
Birth rate high
Emigration high
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Human Processes• Unlike other peripheral regions, in-migration is also high.• What are the reasons and where do these migrants come
from?