Political History of Belgium: From 1830 OnwardsAsp / Vubpress / Upa, 2009 - Broj stranica: 516 From an international point of view, Belgium has been a trendsetter in many ways. It was the first country on the European continent to experience a quick process of industrialisation, with the development of the first liberal state following closely behind. More than elsewhere, liberalism reigned supreme in the 19th century, and as a result the social question was raised with great vehemence. The World Wars put Belgium in the middle of the fighting twice over; especially after 1945, the country played a prominent international role, first in the foundation of the Atlantic alliance and the European construction, and later in the decolonisation of the Congo. In the meantime, Belgium has developed into one of the countries experiencing the full force of globalisation, and, thanks to Brussels, into one of the preeminent international political centres. -- |
Sadržaj
Introduction | 9 |
Els Witte | 10 |
Breakthrough of a Liberal Constitutional State 18301848 | 19 |
The Military Financial and Diplomatic Consolidation of the Nation | 28 |
Domestic PostRevolutionary Politics | 34 |
SocialEconomic Policy | 40 |
The Liberal AntiClerical Opposition | 47 |
The AllLiberal Government of Rogier and FrèreOrban 1847 | 53 |
Pluralism Secularisation and SocioCultural Catholicism | 256 |
Moral Themes as Political Issues | 264 |
Alain Meynen | 271 |
The General Strike of 19601961 | 277 |
The Resurgence of Labour Resistance and the New Social Movements 19681973 | 285 |
the Breakthrough of NeoLiberalism | 296 |
The NeoLiberal Labour Policy 19821987 | 302 |
Racism and the New Social Issue | 313 |
E Witte | 61 |
The Labour Movement | 73 |
The Liberal Freethinkers and AntiClericalism | 82 |
pivotal point in the clerical vs anticlerical conflict | 89 |
E Witte | 97 |
The SocialDemocratic Programme | 106 |
The Democratisation of Voting Rights and SocialPolitical Integration | 114 |
The Battle for the Farmers Vote | 123 |
Cultural Flamingantism | 129 |
Colonialism and Militarism | 135 |
Jan Craeybeckx | 143 |
King Albert and His Governments | 150 |
Pressure Groups Employers and Labour Organisations Social Dialogue | 164 |
The Flemish Movement and the Language Laws | 171 |
Jan Craeybeckx | 183 |
the road to an initially corporatist social pact | 190 |
The RightWing Movements in a Divided Catholic World | 197 |
the policy of independence | 208 |
Occupation Collaboration and the Resistance Movement | 216 |
Economic Reconstruction and Social Cooperation | 230 |
The Royal Question | 239 |
Integration into the Western Bloc | 245 |
Conflict and Conflict Management in the ReligiousPhilosophical Sphere | 249 |
Recession Tentative Recovery and Budget Deficit 19911997 | 319 |
Legitimacy and Economy 19971998 | 328 |
Globalisation and Wage Norms | 340 |
The New Economy | 350 |
Els Witte | 361 |
Brussels | 369 |
the constitutional reforms of 1970 and 1980 | 376 |
Saint Michael Agreement | 385 |
CHAPTER XJan Craeybeckx Alain Meynen | 393 |
Belgium and NATO | 400 |
Belgium and Europe | 406 |
Els Witte | 413 |
Parties and Elections | 420 |
Changing Relations Between Government and Parliament | 432 |
Justice and Politics | 439 |
Media and Politics | 445 |
ANNEXE I | 457 |
ANNEXE II | 463 |
471 | |
List of Abbreviations | 497 |
505 | |
511 | |
Ostala izdanja - Prikaži sve
Political History of Belgium from 1830 Onwards Els Witte,Jan Craeybeckx,Alain Meynen Prikaz isječka - 2000 |
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