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From Chianti to the Apennines: The fall of the left‐wing parties' predominance in Tuscany
Author(s) -
Truglia Francesco G.,
Zeli Alessandro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
regional science policy and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.342
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 1757-7802
DOI - 10.1111/rsp3.12349
Subject(s) - left wing politics , politics , left behind , right wing , political economy , political science , economic geography , economy , geography , sociology , economics , law , medicine , psychiatry , mental health
We carried out an analysis of political and electoral changes of left‐wing parties which occurred in the last general election in Tuscany. The social environment in Tuscany historically supported leftist values. This social tissue, deep‐rooted in territory, represented the milieu in which grew up: on the one hand a leftist political culture and, on the other, an economic culture based on co‐operative firms. These two factors reinforced each other representing the basis of left electoral prevalence. The strong decrease of left is caused by different factors such as the erosion of old social values and the unresolved effects of economic crisis.