▶ In this video I talk about how North Italy is very different from the South in a number of indicators such as GDP, industry, population, unemployment or foreign residents. Before I do that I take a look at why those differences exist, going back in the history of the Italian Peninsula all the way back to the fall of the Roman Empire up to the point of its unification into the modern country we know today.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Historical Context
04:26 Current Differences
10:56 Summary

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