THE SURVEY: Sociologist Marini\u2019s 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<\/p>\n
\u2018Venetians are at the top in business, not in politics\u2019<\/p>\n
Residents feel that the regional authority has a greater influence when it comes to industrial development and business. However, they feel it has \u2018no clout\u2019 compared to Rome. Differences with Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino<\/p>\n
Products \u2018Made in Veneto\u2019 hold their own on the international stage in terms of the economy and production capacity, which are linked to the region\u2019s heritage (one need only think of the success of certain agri-food brands). But \u2018Made in Veneto\u2019 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 \u2013 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. \u2018GLOBAL HOTSPOT\u2019. In the second half of the 1990s and at the start of the 2000s \u2013 or thereabouts \u2013 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.<\/p>\n