Gli interventi della Cassa per il Mezzogiorno per lo sviluppo industriale delle aree urbane. Impatti economici e nuove stime quantitative / The interventions of the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno for the industrial development of urban areas. Economic impact and new quantitative estimates

The analysis of public intervention for the reduction of internal divides is essential for understanding the Italian economy in the late 20th century. The paper presents a new and extended dataset of the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno's and its successor's development projects in Southern Italy in 1950-1993, with detailed geographical and sectoral disaggregation. The paper highlights the local impact on key demographic and economic indicators with a focus on metropolitan areas and regional capitals.