By the end of the 1960s, it was estimated that 4 million Italians (out of a population of 54.5 million) were unemployed, underemployed, and casual labourers. As noted by the historian Paul Ginsborg, the affluent society to this section of the Italian population "might have meant a television set but precious little else."
By the end of the 1960s, it was estimated that 4 million Italians (out of a total population of 54.5 million) were unemployed, underemployed, and working in casual jobs. Historian Paul Ginsborg noted that this segment of the Italian population might have been able to afford a television set but not much else.