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- Title
A CONCEPT OF DECENTRALIZATION.
- Authors
Ink, Dwight; Dean, Alan L.
- Abstract
Decentralization means placing responsibility for program operations and decisions at the level closest to the public consistent with effective and responsible performance. The federal field officials are more accessible to states and communities and are in a position to have a better understanding of their problems. This means that the head of each agency must delegate authority granted to him by statute or executive action to field officials. Decentralization is dependent upon such delegation of authority. Policy and program planning. There must be effective policy and program planning at the national level which provides for an adequate opportunity for consultation with federal, state and local field officials and which takes into consideration needs and proposals identified by them. This includes planting related to effective management of the agency's resources, for it is only at this level that all activities affecting agency budgets can be pulled together. Decisions resulting from such planning must be disseminated as early as possible to all levels of the organization so that the affected officials can adjust their plans and actions as required.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DECENTRALIZATION in government; PRACTICAL politics; FEDERAL government; INDUSTRIAL management; MANAGEMENT styles; EXECUTIVE ability (Management); BREAK-even analysis
- Publication
Public Administration Review, 1970, Vol 30, Issue 1, p60
- ISSN
0033-3352
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/973605