Miyachi wrote:

> From the viewpoint of Stalinism, the content of
> centralization of power is not considered as a pair
> of centralization of leadership and decentralization
> of responsibility, but only centralization of leadership
> has been put forward.

Dear Miyachi,

I have served at a few of the most Stalinist institutions in the
world: US financial corporations. They talked about
centralization of leadership and decentralization of
responsibility incessantly. This is the way the US financial
corporations are organized and I doubt that non-financial
corporations are significantly different. Responsibility without
authority is one of the most painful experiences I have ever had,
where, in this context, with authority I mean ability to make
decisions.

What is the point of decentralized responsibility if those who
are responsible have no ability to make decisions?

Best,
Sabri

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