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Asymmetries
We seek homogeneity in the world, a symmetry and balance that are often not there: reality constantly reveals contradictions, instability, imbalance. Asymmetries are part of our world, and we have to learn to recognise, accept, and manage them, to turn them into opportunities – whether in economics, politics, or the little big things in our daily lives.
Index
![It is only by recognising asymmetries that we can extract value from them instead of creating rifts in the system.](/doc/jcr:912b7b9d-9296-4110-8752-81cf7286553c/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG.jpg)
It is only by recognising asymmetries that we can extract value from them instead of creating rifts in the system.
by Andrea Sironi
![Asymmetries are matter for debate for economists, politicians and sociologists, but they also influence our own lives.](/doc/jcr:1a8dd608-d2bc-4cd0-bb75-e623b1a736b1/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG2.jpg)
Asymmetries are matter for debate for economists, politicians and sociologists, but they also influence our own lives.
by Paola Peduzzi
![Crises increase inequality, but we are learning to address their impact. In Italy, for example...](/doc/jcr:903b23b3-091d-4204-8f8d-0b59a873b3f5/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG3.jpg)
Crises increase inequality, but we are learning to address their impact. In Italy, for example...
by Azzurra Rinaldi
![The age we live in is marked by profound discontinuities almost unprecedented in recent times.](/doc/jcr:4909479a-92fe-48e0-8ee4-892a185a87aa/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG4.jpg)
The age we live in is marked by profound discontinuities almost unprecedented in recent times.
by Philippe Donnet
![What truly distinguishes the EU’s wealthiest cities from its poorest?](/doc/jcr:a54c9592-44ff-44f6-9693-de3dcd5ab754/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG5.jpg)
What truly distinguishes the EU’s wealthiest cities from its poorest?
by Alessandro Gandolfi
![The development of our cities does not follow a centre-suburb process any longer, but rather new and complex trajectories that create “spatial asymmetries”.](/doc/jcr:599cbf31-2a97-4090-9d35-23311f9336d7/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG6.jpg)
The development of our cities does not follow a centre-suburb process any longer, but rather new and complex trajectories that create “spatial asymmetries”.
by Sonia Stefanizzi
![We do not all have equal access to education. Distance learning has been a prime example of the improved opportunities available to the economically and socially well-off.](/doc/jcr:4bae62f0-0151-4e71-8261-739dd31592b7/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG7.jpg)
We do not all have equal access to education. Distance learning has been a prime example of the improved opportunities available to the economically and socially well-off.
by Claudio Giunta
![There is a mismatch in the skills required by employers and those offered by employees.](/doc/jcr:305d3c86-a251-48fa-bea9-942951e4d28c/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG8.jpg)
There is a mismatch in the skills required by employers and those offered by employees.
by Lidia Baratta
![Symmetry and asymmetry have taken on changing significance in the representation of the aesthetic canon of different periods.](/doc/jcr:26502be8-c8af-4da2-8cd3-0d0ad332ae96/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG9.jpg)
Symmetry and asymmetry have taken on changing significance in the representation of the aesthetic canon of different periods.
by Andrea Batilla
![The High Price of CashmereThe dramatic impact of goats on Mongolia’s economy.](/doc/jcr:de333c85-a3dd-4055-86c7-3802fbc67ed3/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG10.jpg)
The High Price of CashmereThe dramatic impact of goats on Mongolia’s economy.
by Beniamino Pisati
![With SME EnterPRIZE, Generali promotes the culture of sustainability among European small and medium enterprises.](/doc/jcr:8d0c4fbc-c5b6-4f7e-bb02-b48afa7c8cb2/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG11.jpg)
With SME EnterPRIZE, Generali promotes the culture of sustainability among European small and medium enterprises.
The Editorial Office
![Generali promotes diversity, equity and inclusion as a means of creating value.](/doc/jcr:53c49880-0cf4-4b33-9f4f-437b9fcbda95/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG12.jpg)
Generali promotes diversity, equity and inclusion as a means of creating value.
The Editorial Office
![The renovation of the Procuratie Vecchie building is a reflection of Venice’s status as a laboratory of sustainability and inclusion.](/doc/jcr:c7be7675-0884-47a8-b60f-fe2cbddedbe4/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG13.jpg)
The renovation of the Procuratie Vecchie building is a reflection of Venice’s status as a laboratory of sustainability and inclusion.
The Editorial Office
![The Human Development Index has declined for the second consecutive year, but it’s not too late to reverse the trend.](/doc/jcr:e3f144eb-aca1-4515-a786-b4e4d9ec76a2/lang:en/copertine-interne---ENG14.jpg)
The Human Development Index has declined for the second consecutive year, but it’s not too late to reverse the trend.
The Editorial Office