How did Belgium tackle the problems of different communities and establish peace and harmony within the country ?
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Answer:
Belgium accommodated its diverse population by working out an arrangement which suited to the needs of various communities. ... Belgium was declared as a Federal state, and thus State governments were given important powers. The State governments did not act a subordinate to the Central governmen
Explanation:
The economic inequality between the Dutch¬speaking and French-speaking was the basic cause of tension.
(ii) The French-speaking community who was in minority was relatively rich and powerful whereas the Dutch-speaking community who was in majority was poor.
(iii) This was resented by the Dutch-speaking community who for the benefit of economic development and education much later.
(iv) The tension between the two communities was more acute in Brussels. Brussels presented a special problem : the Dutch¬speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital.
(v) Between 1970 and 1993, the Belgium government amended their constitution four times so as to work out an arrangement that would enable everyone to live together within the same country. ‘