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Full Idea
It is quite patently impossible for decentralisation to be initiated by the central authority.
Gist of Idea
No central authority can initiate decentralisation
Source
Simone Weil (Reflections on Liberty and Social Oppression [1934], p.113)
Book Ref
Weil,Simone: 'Oppression and Liberty' [Routledge 1955], p.113
A Reaction
This is contradicted by the creation of regional parliaments and mayors, but we see nothing beyond that. A state could crumble into small parts if there were'lots of autonomous regional groups. Easier for weird minorities to take control.
Related Idea
Idea 23870 Decentralisation is only possible by co-operation between strong and weak - which is absurd [Weil]