centralized state - it is a state in which the control system based on the principle of subordination of local authorities to the central single, controls the entire system and coordinate it.
In this state land (territory, administrative offices, etc.) are integrated politically and economically by the general law single market around a strong central government.At the same time on the stage of intensive land consolidation established an absolute monarchy in the form of absolutism (autocracy).
In Russia, a centralized state was created in the late 15th century under Ivan III.Its main city was Moscow.Completing the process of centralization occurred in the first Romanovs, completed in the early 18th century assertion of absolutism under Peter I.
This political-territorial organization of the state is based on the division of its territories into provinces, districts, areas with comparatively limited autonomy.The state has a single law, common citizenship, the system of state power and administration, legal and tax system, budget, etc.
centralized state exists in a number of objective factors.The first is national unity is a prerequisite for the formation of such a form of association land and the people inhabiting them.The state thus reflect the interests of the nation as a political community, rather than individual regional, social or ethnic groups.Through a strong focus going social cohesion, which was not possible before because of the rivalry of certain members of the nobility, who were fighting for power.
are the following essential features of a centralized state.
centralizing factor is the need to establish uniform state authorities.Unify common laws and common citizens to provide public services can only central government.Its existence allows people to free migration from one region to another.
An important advantage of this type of state is the social equality of all its citizens.In the context of the individual peripheral decentralism administrative and political institutions rely only on their own.To remedy the inequality requires the central government, which has broader powers than the regions that have lower economic potential and which are due to this more acute social problems and needs.
centralization go hand in hand with the economic strengthening of the state.A single control center is able to provide stable economic growth and the creation of infrastructure (communication system).
population of many states with millions of people.Therefore, currently managing may not be as effective as in the period of the early history of the development.The reasons for this lie in the dangers of bureaucratic chaos.So now the process of centralization in many of the world are beginning to fear the reverse movement - towards decentralization.
centralized state is characterized by a complete lack of local autonomy, since the functions of local authorities carried appointed top administrators (officials).Therefore, in such a situation clearly traced authoritarian political properties.The highest degree of centralism observed in countries in which there is a vertical system of controls.Today, in pure form such a system can only be observed under military conditions.
