Centralization of urban government was advocated in part as a way to overcome the abuses of the ward system. This change in city government had the effect(s) of

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Centralization of urban government often led to the marginalization of minority groups because it consolidated power in the hands of a few, typically those already in power, and reduced the influence of diverse wards or neighborhoods that might have been more representative of minority interests.

Centralization of Urban Government Was Advocated in Part as a Way