Italy invested capital and technology in public works projects, extension and modernization of cities, highway and railroad construction, expanded port facilities, and irrigation, but these measures were introduced to benefit the Italian-controlled modern sector of the economy.
Italien investerede kapital og teknologi i statslige byggeprojekter, udbygning og modernisering af byer, anlæggelse af motorveje og jernbaner, udvidede havne og bevanding, men disse tiltag indførtes for at fremme den italiensk kontrollerede moderne sektor i økonomien.