One thought I've had to the contrary to this is "centralization is more efficient". In India there's a debate about states programs vs central programs. The cen

One thought I've had to the contrary to this is "centralization is more efficient". In India there's a debate about states programs vs central programs. The central programs seem to be way more efficient since they have scale and appropriate funding than the state ones. Plus over the years people tend to think of everything as India's system rather than Maharashtra's or Karnataka's system. As people's mobility for work has accelerated this has been even more pronounced. The states complain about losing power in this game but I think the people tend to prefer it that way now.