It is fortunate, therefore, that the growth in the machinery of central administration in England has been accompanied by greater Deconcentration within the departments.
"The Government of England (Vol. I)"
A. Lawrence Lowell
Something like this Deconcentration is found in the educational organization of France, and also in the office of the Prefect, but it is far more elaborate, and the machinery much more complex, in Prussia.
"The Governments of Europe"
Frederic Austin Ogg