By saying political systems we generally mean the system of a government in one particular nation or state. They are two forms of governing system namely, the centralized form of government and decentralized form of government.
Centralized political system
In this form of government, governing activities are organized in a centralized area or comes from headquarter, and decisions are made from the central government where political powers concentrate on a few individuals and the funding of its activities comes from overall generated revenues. A centralized government covers a large geographical area (a nation or a state) and it has a large capacity of its population compared to a decentralized government.
Although the ownership of land is regarded as private, the government has the right of authorization where it issues title deeds to the private owners. In this system, the government regulates the expenses of every district and considers uniformity in the service delivery. ( Walrath 253)
Decentralized Government
The decentralization form of government adopts a devolution form of government where administration and distribution of resources are taken closer to people. The local communities are given powers to decide on the development angle to take through the locally elected people. This enables the elected authority to understand better its people and people to know more about their leaders resulting in effective political representatives.
Unlike the centralized form of government where authorities and orders are received from the above-decentralized government allows local people to rule themselves, additionally, decentralization covers a smaller geographical region let say a district or county where the population is relatively lower compared to a country. In this case, the public land is controlled by the local authorities discouraging national government interference. The family acts as the smallest unit of government in a state or a county and is highly respected. (Walrath 247).
Works Cited
Walrath, Dana, and McBride, Bu Haviland. Anthropology: The Human Challenge. Wadsworth, 2010.