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Decentralizing

Claim:

Hasty and unplanned decentralization, purely in response to political pressures, can create new problems.

Broader:
Centralizing-Encompassing
Supporting geographic distribution
Narrower:
Distributing wealth
Decentralizing power
Regionalizing services
Decentralizing industry
Decentralizing resources
Decentralizing education
Decentralizing world order
Decentralizing administration
Decentralizing wage bargaining
Decentralizing water management
Decentralizing industrial relations
Decentralizing government activities
Decentralizing government health services
Decentralizing management of rural development
Decentralizing decisions to the lowest appropriate level
Achieving equitable geographic distribution of intergovernmental procurement
Constrained by:
Centralizing
Facilitates:
Sharing responsibilities
Balancing city sizes within a country
Facilitated by:
Promoting small-scale human society
Subjects:
Economics → Resource utilization
Type Classification:
A: Abstract fundamental strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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