THE SURVEY: Sociologist Marini’s Cmr research unit measures how each region of Italy is perceived in terms of the two key aspects relevant to analysing the significance of the region
‘Venetians are at the top in business, not in politics’
Residents feel that the regional authority has a greater influence when it comes to industrial development and business. However, they feel it has ‘no clout’ compared to Rome. Differences with Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino
Products ‘Made in Veneto’ hold their own on the international stage in terms of the economy and production capacity, which are linked to the region’s heritage (one need only think of the success of certain agri-food brands). But ‘Made in Veneto’ in the political sphere risks being worth far less, even when viewed solely at national level. And it is an unresolved picture that keeps recurring – the one painted by the survey carried out by the Community Media Research laboratory, headed by sociologist Daniele Marini, in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo-Cassa Risparmio del Veneto. ‘GLOBAL HOTSPOT’. In the second half of the 1990s and at the start of the 2000s – or thereabouts – the myth of the North-East had taken hold: a region that was growing rich at a rapid pace and was courted by politicians, public opinion and scholars studying the evolution of society.
