write an essay to My role in the agrarian reform program in the government
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In these years, the Mezzogiorno experienced important changes, although not as radical as those of the subsequent decades.
The agrarian reform contributed to relieve the unemployment pressure and to increase agricultural production and productivity, although it could not prevent a massive exodus of rural population from the mountains and the most marginal areas. The program of public works was in turn quite successful in sustaining both employment and income. It also achieved important multiplier effects, as the increased local demand spurred a temporary growth in the local manufacturing of consumer goods, still sheltered from external competition.
In fact, despite the rapid growth of the north, the gap between the two parts of the country did not increase: throughout the 1950s, the region's per capita GDP and per capita consumption remained a stable proportion of the north-central values (respectively 53–55% and 61–62%). Per capita investment actually increased from 55% to 62%, as a result of public works (Table 2). Southern employment remained stable (Table 3): the heavy losses in agriculture were compensated by significant increases in the construction sector (owing to public works) and in manufacturing (as a consequence of the increased local demand).