Both weighted and binary measures of centralization declined predictably with development (Table 1, Spearman's ρ = −.065, p<0.001, respectively).
But starting in the 1980s, excessive centralization, greater repression by security forces and a decline in the rule of law undermined the experiment in indigenous populism.
The wiki network is found to be non-central (i.e. degree centralization is 0.1457 and betweenness centralization is 0.060).
Many have credited the Christianization of the Scandinavians with bringing about the end of Viking depredations, but the centralization of temporal power also contributed significantly to the decline of the Vikings.
There was also a decline in 30-day mortality after surgery for pancreatic cancer, likely attributable to increasing centralization of cancer services and a multidisciplinary approach to cancer treatment.
Centralization was now the problem.
This early centralization also diminished the reception of Roman law in England, in contrast to most other countries of Europe after the decline of feudalism.
Lincoln wasn't alone in prioritizing centralization.
Germany and The Netherlands typify regional centralization under federal authority.
Globalization resists centralization of almost any kind.
