Perils of Centralization

Lessons from Church, State, and Corporation

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Policy, Business & Finance
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Author: Ken Kollman ISBN: 9781107425576
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: November 23, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Ken Kollman
ISBN: 9781107425576
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: November 23, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

In this provocative and wide-ranging book, Ken Kollman examines the histories of the US government, the Catholic Church, General Motors, and the European Union as examples of federated systems that centralized power over time. He shows how their institutions became locked-in to intensive power in the executive. The problem with these and other federated systems is that they often cannot decentralize even if it makes sense. The analysis leads Kollman to suggest some surprising changes in institutional design for these four cases and for federated institutions everywhere.

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In this provocative and wide-ranging book, Ken Kollman examines the histories of the US government, the Catholic Church, General Motors, and the European Union as examples of federated systems that centralized power over time. He shows how their institutions became locked-in to intensive power in the executive. The problem with these and other federated systems is that they often cannot decentralize even if it makes sense. The analysis leads Kollman to suggest some surprising changes in institutional design for these four cases and for federated institutions everywhere.

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