Centralism v localism - a look at Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and local development

摘要

It is appropriate to begin with a quotation from Aristotle, which is particularly apposite for the theme of this article - centralism v localism: 'We make war so we may live in peace'. Aristotle was perhaps the forefather of localism as he advocated 'power to the people' against the 'tyranny of the state'. The question here is who is currently throwing the most punches in the 'centralism v localism' debate over the planning system?