SURVEY: Study by the Cmr (led by Marini) on ideas for tackling poverty and inequality
Three ‘made in Veneto’ recipes to help us emerge from the crisis
One third believe in competition, one third in state intervention. The remainder would like a regulated market that reduces poverty
If, politically speaking, Italy has experienced an era of tripolarism in recent years and is now facing a political fragmentation that is gradually widening, there is a significant reason for this. Indeed, views on how to overcome the crisis divide the Venetians themselves into at least three camps: free-market advocates, statists and reformists (see chart opposite). This is made clear by a survey conducted by the Community Media Research laboratory – whose scientific director is the sociologist Daniele Marini – in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo-Cassa Risparmio del Veneto. GLOBAL AND NATIONAL ‘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. Populist and sovereigntist movements, seeking a return to the old rules, have an easy time of it and are warmly welcomed by a significant section of the population. Change is never neutral.
