Question

A key challenge in decentralized planning is ensuring a balance between local autonomy and:

• A. Minimizing the role of the central government in all aspects.
• B. Prioritizing individual economic gains over collective well-being.
• C. Adherence to national priorities and equitable resource distribution.
• D. Complete deregulation of markets to foster rapid private sector growth.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Adherence to national priorities and equitable resource distribution.

• The central challenge is to allow local bodies to make their own plans while ensuring that these plans do not conflict with or undermine broader national goals and the equitable distribution of resources across regions.