The Myth of ‘Three Italies’: Differences and Similarities in Environmental Values Between Macro-Regions

Abstract

One of the most frequently perceived divisions in Italy is that of a substantial cultural discrepancy in the environmental values of the North, the Centre and the South.The recent and prolonged waste crisis in Southern Italy reinforced this common public discourse. There are, however, no recent studies that have explored these alleged differences. This study aims to fill this hiatus by analysing differences across macro-regions in terms of the endorsement of basic environmental values.

Financial Literacy: The Role of the Local Context

“…In particular, Sicily often shows the lowest scores on the several indicators, while Trentino and Friuli‐Venezia Giulia regions show the highest scores. These and other data (Felice ; Veltri ) confirm the existence of a real difference in the Italian regions from north to south and, looking at the data in Appendix A, we can also observe differences among regions belonging to the same geographical area (north—south—central). Regional differences derive from historical development of both human and social capital.…”