ABSTRACT

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

chapter 2|26 pages

THE POLITICS OF INDUSTRY

chapter 5|13 pages

THE RECESSION OF 1958–60

chapter 6|9 pages

PARADISE LOST

The decolonization of the Congo

chapter 7|25 pages

THE GOLDEN 1960s

chapter 9|36 pages

BACK TO MARKET CAPITALISM (1981–8)

chapter 10|14 pages

THE LAST TRUMP