Answer:
In
Belgium, leaders recognized the existence of regional differences and cultural
diversities. The Belgian government accommodated its diverse ethnic population
in the following manner:
(i) Constitution says that the number of
Dutch and French speaking ministers shall be equal in the Central government.
Thus, no single community can make decisions unilaterally.
(ii) Many powers of the Central Government
have been given to the state governments, of the two regions of the country.
The state governments are not subordinate to the Central government.
(iii) Brussels has a separate government in
which both the communities have equal representation.
(iv) There is a third kind of government,
called the 'community government'. This government is elected by the people belonging
to one language community-Dutch, French and German speaking, no matter where they
live. This government has the power relating cultural education and language
related issues.
These arrangements helped to avoid a civic
strife between the two major communities and a possible division of the country
on linguistic lines.
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