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By your definition of decentralization (a central entity could theoretically be replaced) everything from the Roman Empire to North Korea is decentralized - not
by t_mann 4y ago
By your definition of decentralization (a central entity could theoretically be replaced) everything from the Roman Empire to North Korea is decentralized - nothing is guaranteed to have its place forever. A definition that applies to every imaginable instance is pointless, but more importantly, it's far from how people commonly use the word.
- roenxi 4y agoIs there a central authority that decided it was time for the Roman Empire to go away but that North Korea is still good to keep going? No. From an external perspective, states are decentralised. They compete viciously too, there are a lot of deaths. If you want them to be centralised, note that a thing can't be the thing centralising itself - because then no system could be decentralised.