centralization

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Previously known as Clear Channel Communications, the company has experienced the dark side of automation and programming centralization.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

The late Roman Empire undermined its commercial economy through centralization, regulation and debasing the currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 29, 2025

“At the end of the day, it’s centralization, not technology, that affects wealth and equality,” he explained.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2025

Extreme centralization also hasn’t helped Mexico much in the past in many areas.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

None of the crucial developments preceding political centralization in those same parts of the world were associated with river valleys or with complex irrigation systems.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond