Abstract

This paper studies the processes of strategy-making, decision-making and policymaking aimed at improving access to basic services in some Italian inner areas. These approaches apply a multidimensional and relational content analysis to the planning documents provided by the Italian National Strategy for Inner Areas (SNAI). The goal of the paper is to understand what are the differences and similarities characterizing these processes, and to discuss how the latter contribute to the overall process of local policy strategy-making.