Comparative data


	Aim Promote cross-border cooperation in the pre-Alpine lake region (Lario, Ceresio, Verbano) and help to develop an awareness of belonging to a region with a distinct social and cultural identity

Source: Socioeconominc Research Institute (IRE), Lugano, USTAT, Bellinzona. For the active population, the data relating to the Provinces of Como/Varese/VCO refer to ISTAT 2000 and those relating to Canton Ticino are for 1997.

O = out / I = in

Regio

VCO

Resident Population (millions)

~ 1.800

0.540

0.816

0.160

0.308

Number of Municipalities

626

163

141

245

Approximate area (sq. km.)

7'252

1'172

1'093

2'175

2'812

Inhabitants

Novara
340'000

Lecco
310'000

Working
population in %

sectors:
primary
industrial
services

Cross-border workers towards Canton Ticino:
April 2000

11'753 O

13'699 O

3'382 O

28'834 I

University Faculties

INSUBRIA UNIVERSITY
Faculties of Como: Natural Sciences Mathematics Courses: Engineering Law		Faculties of Varese: Natural Sciences Mathematics Economics Medicine (prop.) And Surgery

Consortium for the development of culture, university studies, and research

USI:

Economics;

Communication Theory;

Academy of Architecture

LIUC
Castellanza:

Economics and Business Studies
Law, Engineering, Logistics and production

Last update
July 20th 2001

Comparative data

Source: Bramanti/Ratti 1993/IRE, 1998 (abstract)
Paola Balzarini, 1998, for data concerning Verbano - Cusio - Ossola (VCO), Updated IRE 2001

FACTORS	Varese	Como	Ticino	VCO
Industrialization	Long established and thriving	Long established and thriving	Recent, in transition	Long established - reduced in comparison with the middle of the century, recently vigorous
Activity level	High in the manufacturing sector	High in the manufacturing sector	High in the service sector	High in the service sector, good in the industrial and crafts sector
Sectorial Mix	Rich and diversified: coexistence of well-established manufacturing and high-tech	Rich and diversified: coexistence of well-established manufacturing and high-tech	Small but relatively diversified: coexistence of well-established manufacturing and high-tech	Mainly: tourism, services sector, gardening and crafts sectors
Entrepreneurship	Widespread (individualistic)	Widespread (individualistic): some enterprises are world leaders	Meagre, growing	Varied: mainly small, and medium-sized concerns, craftwork, some local enterprises are world leaders
Service equipment	Good for networks and people; needing improvement at company level	Good for networks and people; needing improvement at company level	Very good for networks (especially financial) and people; not sufficient at company level	Needing improvement at company level: fairly good for people
Internationalisation	Strong export orientation: productivity needs to be improved	Strong export orientation: productivity needs to be improved	Good export orientation: productivity needs to be improved	Strong export orientation: household, taps and fittings sectors. In other sectors productivity needs to be improved
Wealth	Widespread and high: high consumption and high savings per capita	Widespread and high: high consumption and high savings per capita	Widespread and high: high consumption and high savings per capita	Good: fairly good level of consumption and high savings per capita


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