For the German reunification, I read a quite interesting essay by Vladimiro Giacché: "Anschluss. L'annessione. L'unificazione della Germania e il futuro dell'Eu

For the German reunification, I read a quite interesting essay by Vladimiro Giacché: "Anschluss. L'annessione. L'unificazione della Germania e il futuro dell'Europa" (also available in German). A few potentially interesting links after a quick googling: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/02/german-reunification-25-years-on-how-different-are-east-and-west-really https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/02/german-reunifi... http://fortune.com/2014/11/09/germany-east-west-economy/ http://fortune.com/2014/11/09/germany-east-west-economy/ http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/10/daily-chart-comparing-eastern-and-western-germany http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/10/daily-c... And for Italy: http://www.citymetric.com/business/italys-north-south-divide-one-chart-361 http://www.citymetric.com/business/italys-north-south-divide...