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doordecentralisatie

English translation: progressive decentralisation

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Dutch term or phrase:doordecentralisatie
English translation:progressive decentralisation
Entered by: Chris Hopley

20:28 Apr 20, 2009
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / education policy
Dutch term or phrase: doordecentralisatie
Doorcentralisatie is a term used in education policy in the Netherlands, sometimes abbreviated to DDC(!). Its meaning in the piece I'm translating is expressed in this article from the Dutch education ministry's website (although this is not what I'm translating):

"Als de doorcentralisatie van de primaire arbeidsvoorwaarden een feit is, zullen de CAO-afspraken niet meer door de minister van OCW en de personeelsorganisaties worden gemaakt, maar door de schoolbesturen en hun representatieve werkgeversorganisatie, de PO-Raad. Deze doordecentralisatie sluit aan bij de eerdere decentralisatie van de secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden in het PO met ingang van 1 augustus 2006."
http://www.minocw.nl/actueel/nieuwsbrief/artikel/498/Doordec...

Does 'door-' here refer to an ongoing process, or something else? Is anyone aware of an accepted translation of this term yet (IATE comes up with zilch). All input appreciated!
Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 12:12
progressive decentralisation
Explanation:
This might work, depending on the actual context :-) See also my reference comment.
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Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Local time: 12:12
Grading comment
Thanks Kitty. I've used this option. Some sources on th'internet seemed to use this term in the same/similar sense. Cheers!
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Summary of answers provided
4continued decentralization
solejnicz
3progressive decentralisation
Kitty Brussaard
Summary of reference entries provided
doordecentralisatie
Kitty Brussaard

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continued decentralization


Explanation:
"Doordecentralisatie" is an informal Dutch expression which means "continued decentralization".

Example sentence(s):
  • Whether a modest urban revival is actually in the offing, it is unlikely to significantly distort the continued decentralization of population and jobs.
  • Given the legal basis that now exists, the prospects for continued decentralization in line with the TA recommendations are good.

    Reference: http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:kzPkDcmrJzUJ:www.jchs.ha...
    Reference: http://www.adb.org/Documents/TACRs/PHI/31613-PHI-TCR.pdf
solejnicz
Netherlands
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in DutchDutch
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progressive decentralisation


Explanation:
This might work, depending on the actual context :-) See also my reference comment.

Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 50
Grading comment
Thanks Kitty. I've used this option. Some sources on th'internet seemed to use this term in the same/similar sense. Cheers!
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Reference comments


2 hrs
Reference: doordecentralisatie

Reference information:
Hi Chris! Going by my 'gut feeling' as a native speaker and judging by some of the references I took a quick glance at on the internet, I would say that 'doordecentralisatie' basically means decentralising from the highest (most centralised) to the lowest (most decentralised) level in various steps (i.e. until full decentralisation has been achieved so to speak).
See f.i. the 'doordecentralisatie' from the 'overheid' via the 'gemeenten' to the 'schoolbesturen' described in the example below:

Kernwoord bij onderwijshuisvesting is ‘doordecentralisatie’. Eerst werden de taken, verantwoordelijkheden en financiering voor onderwijshuisvesting gedecentraliseerd van de overheid naar de gemeenten. Vervolgens werd het onderhoud van de schoolgebouwen verder gedecentraliseerd naar schoolbesturen.
http://www.vo-raad.nl/themas/huisvesting

Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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