The Belgian economy in the twentieth century The Belgian economy in the twentieth century

By the end of the nineteenth century Belgium was enjoying considerable economic success. However, the economic experience has proved significantly less stable in the twentieth century. The Belgian Economy in the Twentieth Century offers a detailed study of one of the small economies constituting the Benelux group. Professor Andre Mommen describes and analyses the changing fortunes of the Belgian economy throughout this century. He traces the Belgian experience from the state regulation of the interwar period to its current difficulties. Central to the discussion is the innate problem of Belgian dependence on international trade due to the country's small domestic market. Professor Mommen places this examination within its political context by confronting the problems which have arisen since the first oil crisis and the effect they have had on Belgian politics and society. This volume explains how a small but industrialized European nation succeeded in preserving its competitiveness only to succumb to a devastating debt crisis in the last decade. The Belgian experience as discussed in The Belgian Economy in the Twentieth Century perfectly illustrates the volatility of European economic trends this century Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of tables......Page 8 List of acronyms and abbreviations......Page 11 Editor's introduction......Page 18 Introduction......Page 28 STATE REGULATION DURING THE INTERWAR PERIOD......Page 32 THE POLITICS OF INDUSTRY......Page 65 THE POLITICS OF PRODUCTION DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR......Page 91 POSTWAR RECONSTRUCTION ON A PRE-WAR BASE (1944 58)......Page 106 THE RECESSION OF 1958 60......Page 130 PARADISE LOST: THE DECOLONIZATION OF THE CONGO......Page 143 THE GOLDEN 1960s......Page 152 THE POLITICS OF INFLEXIBLE ADJUSTMENT (1971 81)......Page 177 BACK TO MARKET CAPITALISM (1981 8)......Page 206 THE LAST TRUMP......Page 242 Bibliography......Page 256 Index......Page 267 By the end of the nineteenth century Belgium was enjoying considerable economic success. However, the economic experience has proved significantly less stable in the twentieth century. In The Belgian Economy in the Twentieth Century Professor Andre Mommen describes and analyzes the changing fortunes of the Belgian economy throughout this century. H André Mommen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.