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====Wafelijzerpolitiek====
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''[[Wafelijzerpolitiek]]'' (lit. waffle iron politics) is a form of logrolling used in [[Belgium]]. Until the split of the unitary Belgium in several parts, the unitary government decided on the funds given to big projects. As there were usually two opposing groups of about equal size in Belgium, this norm resulted in the approval of two equally sized projects in the two parts of the country, with the funds given to the two projects being equal. As a result, one project was always overfunded. Many see ''wafelijzerpolitiek'' as the source of Belgium's high debt.

After the first state reformation in 1988, many big projects were decided regionally, so the number of ''wafelijzer'' projects went down. There are still some things that fall under the supervision of the federal government, where ''wafelijzerpolitiek'' still happens. One example is the Belgian railway network.

Another result of the ''wafelijzerpolitiek'' is the big useless works. As Flanders is a part of Belgium with many ports (e.g., big ports in [[Antwerp]] and [[Zeebrugge]]), for every investment in Flemish waterways there had to be an investment in Walloon waterways. Some results are the [[Ronquières inclined plane]] and the [[Strépy-Thieu boat lift]].