Law 3101A/B Quiz: Unitary states
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Unitary states: meaning that sovereignty lies exclusively with the central government. In this hierarchical arrangement, the national government possesses the theoretical authority to abolish lower levels. Three broad ways in which unitary states disperse power from the centre: Deconcentration = is purely an administrative matter, denoting the movement of central government employees away from the capital. Deconcentration spreads the work around, reduces costs by allowing activities to move to cheaper areas and frees central departments to focus on policy-making rather than execution. Decentralization = policy execution is delegated to subnational bodies such as local authorities. Devolution = occurs when the centre grants decision-making autonomy (including some legislative powers) to lower levels. The creation and expansion of the middle tier of the government regional level standing between central and local authority an important trend in many unitary states since: after this development, unitary states such as france, Italy and poland now possess three levels of subnational government:
