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Decentralization   /dɪsˌɛntrəlɪzˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Decentralization

noun
1.
The social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts.  Synonym: decentalisation.
2.
The spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments.  Synonym: decentralisation.






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"Decentralization" Quotes from Famous Books



... principle in its various phases. What makes all researches into this branch of political learning particularly difficult, and perhaps for that reason also exceptionally fascinating, is the fact that federated states seem forever oscillating between the two extremes of complete centralization and decentralization. The two forces, centripetal and centrifugal, seem to be always pulling against each other, and producing a new resultant which varies according to their proportionate intensity. One is almost tempted ...
— The Arena - Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 • Various



Words linked to "Decentralization" :   decentralize, centralization, spreading, social process, spread



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