Le disuguaglianze territoriali a livello locale

Un’analisi empirica a grana fine

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Abstract

With the recent surge of interest in so-called ‘left-behind places’, attention to territorial inequalities has been growing. Italy, given its characteristics, emerges as a paradigmatic case of strong territorial inequalities, marked by the well-known North‑South divide. However, our analysis, conducted at the municipal level (LAU2), shows that these disparities also occur within wealthy regions, and, conversely, prosperous municipalities can also be found in the south. By analysing six socio-economic dimensions at the local level, we present a picture of the Italian territorial disparities in the twenty-first century. Rural areas and certain municipalities classified as towns and suburbs appear as the main areas of relative disadvantage. In this context, place-based policies represent the most robust alternative to foster convergence.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 16 Settembre 2025 | Accettato: 21 Settembre 2025 | Pubblicato 04 Novembre 2025 | Lingua: it

Keywords At Risk of Poverty or Social Exclusion (AROPE) • Territorial inequalities • Urban-rural divide • Municipal level (LAU2) • Italy • Poverty and social exclusion

Copyright © 2025 Ana Viñuela, Ricardo Martínez de Vega Perancho, Alberto Díaz-Dapena , Elena Lasarte-Navamuel. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-991-7/004


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