wafelijzerpolitiek

German translation: Waffeleisenpolitik

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Dutch term or phrase:wafelijzerpolitiek
German translation:Waffeleisenpolitik
Entered by: VdeMoor (X)

22:43 Sep 13, 2006
Dutch to German translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Dutch term or phrase: wafelijzerpolitiek
context:
Wafelijzerpolitiek was een budgetteringsmethode in België tot ongeveer 1988 voor het toewijzen van gelden voor grote projecten. Om geen van beide groepen (de Walen en de Vlamingen) aan weerszijden van de taalgrens te kort te komen werd het geld van de openbare werken in een 50-50 verhouding verdeeld.

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Thanks you
Frédéric
VdeMoor (X)
Local time: 22:02
Waffeleisenpolitik
Explanation:
Some few google hits, all referring to Belgian politics.
As the text you are translating gives an explanation, this seems to fit very well.
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Erik Freitag
Germany
Local time: 22:02
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vielen Dank. Frédéric
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4 +1Waffeleisenpolitik
Erik Freitag
4Proporzpolitik
Hans G. Liepert


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Waffeleisenpolitik


Explanation:
Some few google hits, all referring to Belgian politics.
As the text you are translating gives an explanation, this seems to fit very well.

Erik Freitag
Germany
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
vielen Dank. Frédéric

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch: Eigentlich heißt sowas bei uns Gießkannenpolitik. Aber im Kontext wird es ja erklärt - und es ist so unschlagbar belgisch :-)
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Proporzpolitik


Explanation:
in Österreich gang und gäbe - kostet aber nur Geld und schadet den Geldempfängern kaum

Hans G. Liepert
Switzerland
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 30
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