A small province in a large European country feels that its ethnic and cultural heritage differs substantially from that of the country to which it belongs.The executive petitions the central government to allow the province to gain control over the design and writing of textbooks that are administered in its schools,a power formally held by the central ministry of education.The request is granted.This process would be categorized as

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This process is an example of devolution, which is the transfer of power from a central government to a subnational level of government. In this case, the central government is granting the province control over an aspect of education policy that was previously held at the central level.

A Small Province in a Large European Country Feels That