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centralism

the principle or act of bringing something under central control; centralization
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Former General Prabowo Subianto and his financier brother Hashim Djojohadikusumo owe their rise to the centralistic New Order system: the former through Soeharto's military; and the latter through a resource extraction empire that was enabled by the lack of regional autonomy.
Indonesia's decentralization experiment: motivations, successes, and unintended consequences
Namely, their current development has not been challenged by a need of growth of NIS functional capacities only but also by a shift from centralistic (hierarchical) regime to a regime, which is shaped by public/private divide.
National innovation systems: institutional changes
Since 1995, the Partido Popular (PP), a conservative centralistic party that supports the idea of maintaining a strong central government and diminishing the power of the regional government, has been in control of the AC V.
Why would I speak Valencian? Understanding language rejection in the southern territories of the Autonomous Community of Valencia
I think if I look at it as an overall strategic outlook, we're looking to invest much more heavily in the regions, so having much stronger regional presence as opposed to a more centralistic approach that we had in the past.
Five questions with ... John Johnston
But on the other hand the chosen solution had a very centralistic character, since the language of a small minority became a model for literary activity in the whole peninsula.
Language and national identity: the "revolution" of Italian neorealism
First, prior to 1998, Indonesia was ruled by the strongly centralistic and oppressive Suharto government.
Building a partnership for social service delivery in Indonesia: state and faith-based organisations
The RCC again used its centralistic and "deductive-educational" approach in improving relations with the SOC, especially in the Diocese of Dakovo (Bishop Bauerlein).
Relations of Roman Catholic (RCC) and Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) after the Second Vatican Council
A decentralized governance as a replacement to centralistic government style has been widespread all over the world to be one of the main features of governance reform.
The study on the public administration reform in Romania which contributes to reduce corruption
Such analysis goes beyond a mere two-level game to depict dynamic change in the societies of Southeast Asia from more centralistic to more pluralistic.
The Changing Dynamics of Southeast Asian Politics

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