Conflitti e panacee. Insegnare lo sviluppo locale.

The article presents the author's views on teaching economic development to students. According to the author, the challenge for the teacher is not only to introduce more detailed lessons on the structure of costs of an enterprise but also to impart explicit knowledge of the enterprise, on its costs and its contribution to the local economic dynamics. The author opines that students should be helped to see the importance of pluralism of analysis levels necessary to study economic situations.