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The kingdom of Belgium is divided into three distinct regions, which, since the early 1970s, have increasing autonomy. Although there is a king, a Belgian prime minister, and a national parliament, Flanders has its own parliament, an official language (Dutch), and full responsibility for health, education, and social welfare policies for its population of six million.1 Because there is no national education system in Belgium (the Belgian federal authority is only responsible for three educational issues: the start and end of compulsory education, minimum conditions for obtaining a diploma, and education staff pensions), this book has chosen to treat Flanders as if it were a distinct country. The authority responsible for education in Flanders is the Flemish Community.
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© 2012 Karen Seashore Louis and Boudewijn van Velzen
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Devos, G. (2012). Flanders (Belgium): Regulated Anarchy in Catholic and Public Education. In: Louis, K.S., van Velzen, B. (eds) Educational Policy in an International Context. Education Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137046758_6
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