brigidm Jul 2, 2010:

See Wikipedia's definition of "decentralistion", where it mentions "devolution": "Devolution
Main article: Devolution
Devolution is an administrative type of decentralisation. When governments devolve functions, they transfer authority for decision-making, finance, and management to quasi-autonomous units of local government with corporate status. Devolution usually transfers responsibilities for services to local governments that elect their own elected functionaries and councils, raise their own revenues, and have independent authority to make investment decisions. In a devolved system, local governments have clear and legally recognized geographical boundaries over which they exercise authority and within which they perform public functions. Administrative decentralization always underlies most cases of political decentralization."

Bjørnar Magnussen Jul 2, 2010:

Du ser vel selv om det passer i konteksten?

EC Translate (asker) Jul 2, 2010:

Devolved vs. decentralized Takker for innspill:o) Decentralized organizations/management er godt innarbeidede uttrykk, så hvorfor endre dette til devolved? Mao. burde ikke dette være et annet dyr...?