UNITARY SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
CONTENT
- Meaning of Unitary Government
- Main Features or Characteristics of Unitary Government
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Unitary Government
- Factors Responsible for the Success of Unitary Government
- Resource Control in a Unitary System of Government
Meaning of Unitary Government
Unitary system of government is a system of government in which all governmental powers are concentrated in the hands of a single authority or central government. The central government has all the constitutional powers, assumes supremacy over all other subordinates units and makes laws for the entire state.
In unitary government powers are not shared between the central government and other component units. Unitary government adopts a unitary constitution. Examples of unitary states are Britain, Ghana, the Gambia, France, Belgium, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Togo, Cameroun, etc.
Main Features or Characteristics of Unitary Government
The following are the features or characteristics of unitary government.
- All governmental powers are concentrated in the hands of a single authority or central government.
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