Italy for the Global Village

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Italy for the Global Village
Throughout the last half-century many countries have changed significantly. Italy was one country that coasted its way through the world’s major changes, just ‘going with flow’ of time and new world policies. The attitude of ‘going with the flow’ needs to change now though more than ever in Italy. In the past few years Italy’s population has aged rapidly- leaving very few native working aged citizens. Italy’s technological advancements or lack thereof has also hit quite a few speed-bumps. The problems with the technology and the population, on top of the global recession, definitely do not help Italy’s economic growth in any way. These key topics of the population, technology, and the economy along with a few other minor issues are causing chaos within Italy’s economy. And are only going to do more damage unless something is done. In the past few years data and statistics have shown that Italy’s lack of technological development and a lack of young native population will continue to affect Italy’s economy negatively over the next fifteen to twenty years.
Let’s begin by gaining some background information about the ancient and complex nation that is Italy. Italy is home to thousands of archaeological wonders, including some dated more than 200,000 years old. The Roman Empire that would shape nearly the entirety of the Western World was founded by the Roman Emperor Augustus around 27 BC in an area that would become the historic and beautiful city of Rome. In the 14th and 15th centuries Italy was divided into warring city-states; it would take centuries for the nation to once again be unified in the year of 1861 on March 17. After the two Great Wars/ World Wars Italy’s economy and goverment was the w...

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At the end of this all, Italy is in trouble right now and will continue to be until action is taken. The economy will not fix itself and it will continue to suffer until corruption is minimized and the government stops outspending itself. The problems associated with the population will take quite a while to fix if the country does not come to accept more immigrants or fertility rates begin to rise soon. Technology is only going to continue to advance, and Italy needs to increase their technological advancements soon or it will continue to fall behind in technological developments. Whether the actions taken be with increasing funding and awareness of technology developments or to the awareness of the need for more working age individuals in the country- something needs to be done and soon that way Italy may grow strong and prosper economically.

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