And at the same time, much more basically, we must deal with the need of rebuilding Haiti, thanks to an effective decentralization policy -- namely, offering health care, education, jobs to all Haitians, men and women, regardless of where they live in the country, in order to prevent migratory flows towards the big cities, towards Port-au-Prince, and that will help avoid that disaster such as the earthquake would cause so many victims.

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Hands-off decentralization can be frustrating when a subsidiary rightly values sustainability and holistic wellness more than quarterly returns.

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The U.S. and U.N. envoys should proactively back a root-and-branch Congolese reform process to address critical issues that undergird the conflict, from decentralization to army reform.

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China adopted gradualism and decentralization to expand and manage its fledgling market-based economy.

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Just as on the battlefield, the military needs to learn how to cope with the disorder and uncertainty of enterprise software delivery through decentralization, spontaneity, informality, loose rein, self-discipline and initiative.

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By shifting from a centrally planned economy to a market-based one, China has fostered growth through decentralization and experimentation.

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Allison's philosophy of decentralization, he says, is an application of Rand's objectivist principles championing individualism--but with accountability.

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