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+ | Ghent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province. | ||
+ | Started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys | ||
+ | Dutch is the official language | ||
+ | Christianity, in particular Catholicism, is the biggest religion with about 57% of the population adhering to the Catholic Church | ||
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+ | The Metropolitan area covers an area of 1205 km2 | ||
+ | Total population of 594,582 | ||
+ | as of 1st January 2008 | ||
+ | Ranked as 2nd most populous in Belgium. Today, Ghtent is a busy city with a port and a university. | ||
== Political History == | == Political History == | ||
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Belgium is one of the few post-industrialised countries where more than 50% of the dependent labour force belongs to a trade union | Belgium is one of the few post-industrialised countries where more than 50% of the dependent labour force belongs to a trade union | ||
The main responsibility for welfare payments and unemployment benefits is handled by trade/labour unions rather than government agencies | The main responsibility for welfare payments and unemployment benefits is handled by trade/labour unions rather than government agencies | ||
− | This is a system first implemented in Ghent and is known as '''the Ghent system'''<ref>The Ghent system is the name given to an arrangement in some countries whereby the main responsibility for welfare payments, especially unemployment benefits, is held by trade/labor unions, rather than a government agency. | + | This is a system first implemented in Ghent and is known as '''the Ghent system'''.<ref>The Ghent system is the name given to an arrangement in some countries whereby the main responsibility for welfare payments, especially unemployment benefits, is held by trade/labor unions, rather than a government agency. |
The system is named after the city of Ghent, Belgium, where it was first implemented. It is the predominant form of unemployment benefit in Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden. Belgium has a hybrid or "quasi-Ghent" system, in which the government also plays a significant role in distributing benefits. In all of the above countries, unemployment funds held by unions or labour federations are regulated and/or partly subsidised by the national government concerned. | The system is named after the city of Ghent, Belgium, where it was first implemented. It is the predominant form of unemployment benefit in Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden. Belgium has a hybrid or "quasi-Ghent" system, in which the government also plays a significant role in distributing benefits. In all of the above countries, unemployment funds held by unions or labour federations are regulated and/or partly subsidised by the national government concerned. | ||
− | Because workers in many cases need to belong to a union to receive benefits, union membership is higher in countries with the Ghent system. Furthermore, the state benefit is a fixed sum, but the union benefits depend on previous earnings.</ref> | + | Because workers in many cases need to belong to a union to receive benefits, union membership is higher in countries with the Ghent system. Furthermore, the state benefit is a fixed sum, but the union benefits depend on previous earnings. |
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Socialist Elio di Rupo was appointed to lead a six-party coalition in December 2011, finally giving Belgium a government after nearly a record year-and-a-half (451 days) of no governance | Socialist Elio di Rupo was appointed to lead a six-party coalition in December 2011, finally giving Belgium a government after nearly a record year-and-a-half (451 days) of no governance | ||
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General
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province. Started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys Dutch is the official language Christianity, in particular Catholicism, is the biggest religion with about 57% of the population adhering to the Catholic Church
The Metropolitan area covers an area of 1205 km2 Total population of 594,582 as of 1st January 2008 Ranked as 2nd most populous in Belgium. Today, Ghtent is a busy city with a port and a university.
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Current Political Situation
Belgium is one of the few post-industrialised countries where more than 50% of the dependent labour force belongs to a trade union
The main responsibility for welfare payments and unemployment benefits is handled by trade/labour unions rather than government agencies
This is a system first implemented in Ghent and is known as the Ghent system.[1]
Socialist Elio di Rupo was appointed to lead a six-party coalition in December 2011, finally giving Belgium a government after nearly a record year-and-a-half (451 days) of no governance
Culture
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Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
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Investment Scene
References
- ↑ The Ghent system is the name given to an arrangement in some countries whereby the main responsibility for welfare payments, especially unemployment benefits, is held by trade/labor unions, rather than a government agency. The system is named after the city of Ghent, Belgium, where it was first implemented. It is the predominant form of unemployment benefit in Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden. Belgium has a hybrid or "quasi-Ghent" system, in which the government also plays a significant role in distributing benefits. In all of the above countries, unemployment funds held by unions or labour federations are regulated and/or partly subsidised by the national government concerned. Because workers in many cases need to belong to a union to receive benefits, union membership is higher in countries with the Ghent system. Furthermore, the state benefit is a fixed sum, but the union benefits depend on previous earnings.