This paper pursues a twofold objective: at first, make some critical considerations, albeit in a substantially consistent overall vision, on some contributions presented in two recent studies by AISRe (Associazione italiana di Scienze Regionali); secondly, develop from these considerations a detailed proposal for action aimed to promoting the development process in Italy, discussing further the similar proposals of the studies just mentioned
above. The analysis will be based on the available literature, consisting mainly of EU official documents, which usually rely on scientific studies specifically conducted for the European Commission