Centralized Bureaucracy

Definition

A centralized bureaucracy refers to an administrative system where decision-making authority is concentrated at the top levels of management or government.

Related terms

Decentralization: This refers to dispersing functions, powers, people or things away from a central location or authority.

Feudalism: It's a social system existing in medieval Europe where lords granted lands (fiefs) to vassals in exchange for military service and loyalty; it represents decentralized power structure.

Autocracy: It's a system of government by one person with absolute power.