THE SURVEY. Sociologist Marini’s Cmr think tank is examining ideas in the North-East on ways to overcome the crisis and tackle rising poverty and inequality
Veneto has been divided between free-market advocates and statists
One third believe that free competition is the way forward after the crisis, whilst another third favour public intervention. Among the remainder, the focus is on a ‘regulated’ market
If, politically speaking, Italy has experienced an era of tripolarism in recent years, and is now facing a new and gradually widening political fragmentation, there is a significant reason for this. Ideas on how to overcome the crisis, in fact, divide the Venetians themselves into at least three distinct camps: free-market advocates, statists and reformists (see chart below). This is made clear by the new survey published by the Community Media Research laboratory, whose scientific director is the sociologist Daniele Marini, and carried out in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo-Cassa Risparmio del Veneto. ‘The scenarios,’ explains Marini, ‘are changing at a rapid pace. In the space of a few years, we have moved from the spread of globalisation and the opening up of international markets to the strong re-emergence of centripetal forces, a trend towards protectionism and the reaffirmation of national sovereignty. This is the consequence of a process that has unfolded at an accelerated and uneven pace, without adequate regulation.”
