This made it possible to transfer much larger funds to rural and peripheral areas. Consequently, differences in the quality of schooling offered had been avoided. Curriculum are developed centrally for primary and secondary education. The plans usaully define a core curriculum, but offer considerable leeway for local adaptions. The main trend should be more towards local autonomy in the development of the curriculum.
Legal instruments play an important role in central government policy for education.
Regulations on work environment, safety, buildings and other facilities also applied to education. The class size, the lenght of school year, the minimum number of lessons, teaching obligations are 'centrally determined'. The size and location of schools, the hiring of teachers and the daily running of school are 'locally determined'. Also, the main trend should be toward more local autonomy in the development of curriculum. This should be probably a broad agreement that we need to strengthen the international aspects of the curriculum.