The question of local development policies is being discussed everywhere. One observation in particular is that the globalisation process is accompanied by a parallel process: a new regionalisation of the economic organisation. This White Paper, prepared by specialists from a number of disciplines covered by the Consiglio italiano per le Scienze Sociali (CSS), shows how the choices of public and private actors can converge in strategies for economic growth and social cohesion of local systems of varying size, and how such strategies can be supported by appropriate measures deriving from national and regional policies.

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