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Poldermodel
Poldermodel is a Dutch term for an approach in which efforts are made to reach a broad national (or local) consensus on important issues.
It is said that the name and model derive from a feature of the Dutch landscape.
A polder is land behind a dike. As far back as the Middle Ages, people who lived behind dikes — at below sea level — had to cooperate with each other when there is a danger of flooding. Such cooperation took place regardless of personal differences, lifestyle, or religious views.
See also: gedogen, and Why is Amsterdam so tolerant?
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