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and Robert Warren) and refined the concept of polycentricity in public administration – or multiple, formally independent decision-making centers within a system of government. He proposed that quasi-market conditions (i.e. competition) between decision centers would increase flexibility and
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responsiveness. In contrast to hierarchical frameworks, polycentrism removes government from the focal point of ultimate knowledge and authority.
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