0 the principle that decisions should always be taken at the lowest possible level or closest to where they will have their effect, for example in a local area rather than for a whole country
1 the principle that decisions should always be taken at the lowest possible level, or closest to where they will have their effect, for example in a local area rather than nationally:
In the past the predominant beneficiaries of subsidiarity and government funding have been the free welfare associations.
Further, regulatory competition provides the economic underpinning of subsidiarity in a multi-layer structure of government.
However, the principle of subsidiarity is being re-interpreted.
He also endorses the principle of "subsidiarity": the state should not try to rule where smaller, intermediate institutions (or individuals) can adequately govern.
The principle is to utilize and help strengthen the existing network under the principle of subsidiarity.
The principle of subsidiarity, and hence the importance of family obligations, is particularly strong in long-term care.
However limited subsidiarity is as a concept for tackling issues of competence, it will inevitably be a term heard well into the future.
The subsidiarity clause is a term which can be, and has been, used by one and all but which will satisfy none.
