Decentralization can be broad or constrained in scope The degree of responsibility for and discretion in decisionmaking that is transferred by the central government can vary, from simply adjusting workloads within central government organizations to the divesting of all government responsibilities for performing a set of what were previously considered to be public sector functions This evident complexity makes it necessary to distinguish among the major types of decentralization that have been tried in developing countries They can be categorized into four types: deconcentration delegation, devolution, and privatization (Rondinelli 1981a)