The principle that decisions of government (other things being equal) are best made and implemented, if possible, at the lowest most decentralized level closest to the citizen. Subsidiarity is designed to strengthen accountability and reduce the dangers of making decisions in places remote from their point of application. The principle does not necessarily limit or constrain the action of higher orders of government, it merely counsels against the unnecessary assumption of responsibilities at a higher level. | Source: IPCC
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