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Subsidiarity and the Proper Role of Government

Subsidiarity: different levels of government who Assist on another for the greater good of the community. A word phrased by Pope Pius XI to create a distinction between the powerful and the common. When reading Chapter 2 of the book Devolution is described to be “the delegation of power and programs from the federal to state and local governments." which in a way has to do with Subsidiarity as it is a form in which the government is assisting each level of government.   In Kenya their constitution has developed into a devolving constitution allowing for its centralized government to obtain freedom from the strict rules it once faced. The “devolution of Kenya” has allowed for the local governments to actually exercise having a say about their own affairs they are facing. The counties will now be able to coordinate their infrastructure, education, and even their economy is depending on the community rather than the central government. This will benefit each county as they wil...