4.1 | GANDHIAN PHILOSOPHY OF DECENTRALIZATION M.K.Gandhi, from a social perspective, insisted on implementing the decentralization of the means of production, hence decentralizing the economic pattern in the country. Decentralization means to delegate power to different bodies for democratic decision making & beneficial outcomes. The idea & thought behind opting for a decentralized economy was not just to counter the economic liberalization, but also cater to political, social & cultural concerns of the society that may & will arise due to the large scale industries.
Ill.4.1.a Delegation, Humanitarian & Means of Production | Author
4.1.1 | POLITICAL CONCERNS Large scale industries form the base of a centralized power distribution wherein a handful of bodies hold the authoritative position. The idea of democracy is negated by the centralization of power & it takes a form of totalitarian system. Few of the capitalists, technocrats & bureaucrats manage the accumulated power which leads to an unfair hierarchisch distribution pattern. This economic concentration results in nation-level issues that affect the functionality of the country as a whole further having an ill impact on the citizens giving rise to the socio-cultural concerns of the nation.
4.1.2 | SOCIO - CULTURAL CONCERNS The centralized economy prefers machineries & a labour free working system that mass produces. A labour driven system where a person is rooted to the soils of his / her work is shifted away from the same. This leads to ubiquitous production of goods that loses its quality in terms of its finesse, color & explorations. Where a labour himself used to add these qualities through his self expression in the course of his work, the subtraction of labour eventually subtracts these nuances that adds to the quality of a product. A complete ２７
