North Italy and South Italy: The Southern Question (Political Atlas #1)

The Italian Republic is internally divided among economic and cultural lines. One of the dominant Italian political parties, the Lega Nord, initially came into political life by advocating northern secession from the Italian state. What drove these developments? What is the role of industrialization, infrastructure, demographic distribution, and the infamous mafia? Why are North Italy and South Italy so different? What informs the economic, demographic, industrial, and historical divergences of North Italy vs South Italy?

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[ISTAT]: http://demo.istat.it/popres/index.php?anno=2021
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