Editing Decentralization (section)

{{Short description|Organizational theory}}
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{{See also|Subsidiarity}}
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'''Decentralization''' or '''decentralisation''' is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those related to planning and decision-making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group and given to smaller factions within it.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decentralization|title= Definition of decentralisation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126051251/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decentralisation |archive-date=2013-01-26|publisher=[[Merriam-Webster Dictionary]]|access-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref>

Concepts of decentralization have been applied to [[group dynamics]] and [[management science]] in private businesses and organizations, [[political science]], [[law]] and [[public administration]], [[technology]], [[economics]] and [[money]].