It is possible that the airplane of good governance and prosperity will eventually land in Romania too? This paper starts from a metaphor that points the effects of a self-illusionate population. The author asks himself if, in the actuall state of development of Romanian economy and politics, there may be some chances left. In a country which dessilude itself with a kind self-perception, the reality may be a different odd. The deficit of governance given by a strange byzanthin manner of managing politics, the problems of a model which can be encountered in the underdeveloped countries, namely missing policies model, the administrative problems created by the second level communist inherited public employees and, first of all, the “amoral habits ” of the ruling elites, all these are measures for a weak managed country. Thereby, the role of the civil society and especially of the local think-thanks dealing with the transitional problems is crucial. There are some conditions in order that local think-thanks can do their job properly: independence, “one-direction orientation”, better communication strategies and a coherent foreign donors help.