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Manufacturing Activities
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Did not experience the Industrial and Agricultural revolutions.
Industry bypassed Mezzogiorno because of :
Workforce poor and uneducated.
Poor local markets and upland terrain.
Region's peripheral location makes it difficult to attract MNCs.
Region lacks natural resouces - water supply limited (porous bedrock).
Limited range of agricultural products.
Before 1950s, rail brought cheap mass-produced goods from north
Long distance from EU markets.
Little lock capital in area and is far from government sphere of influence.
Brain drain. - ageing population.
Cassa per il Mezzogiorno
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Positive Effects:
Government introduced grants, subsidies and tax relief.
New law; 40% of new state companies set up in Mezzogiorno.
Industrial estates, tax exemptions and transport subsidies were provided for new companies; fund for training employees.
New international airport at Calabria.
Autostrada del Sole. -- efficient and fast transport.
Heavy industries make up 60% of new investment.
Four growth poles; Bari-Brindisi-Taranto was a industrial triangle.
EU structural funds - 13 mil euro.
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Negative Effects:
Very little spin-off employment created.
Oil refineries: capital intensive and created few jobs.
Environment not a priority - - polluted the region's waters.
2 million jobs lost in agriculture due to mechanisation. 57% of workforce worked in agriculture up to 1950s -- 10% today.
Overreliance on state investment in Mezzogiorno rather than local activities.
Unemployment rates in region high - 20%.
Spread of industries is not even ~ Naples attracted more
23% of families still live in poverty.
Infant mortality rate is 4 times that of northern Italy.
Housing is substandard.
24% of children drop out after primary school.
Foreign companies too nervous about influence of Mafia.
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