Maybe decentralized needs to be valued against the (possibly negative) value of centralized authority? Similar to how air quality, other natural resources are

Maybe decentralized needs to be valued against the (possibly negative) value of centralized authority? Similar to how air quality, other natural resources are frequently not taken into account during the manufacturing of goods or services, so we may end up with a Tragedy of the Commons situation; If proportional effective causes and their constituent values are not taken into account, then the value cannot be correctly ascertained.