A youthful awakening in public sector

IN 2011, Belgium went 541 days without a government. Yes, you read that right.

After its federal elections on June 13, 2010, Belgium was left with a very fragmented political landscape. It was only after one and a half years that a coalition government was sworn in, prompting The Washington Post to report that “the Belgian civil service created a world record” (besting Iraq and Cambodia in the process).