Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 6. Leopold III (1934-1944/1950): the radical king : In continuation of King Albert, 1934-1940 ; Belgium, on the road towards federalization, 1936-1940 ; May 1940-September 1944
  • 7. Prince Charles (1944-1950): the watchful regent of Belgium
  • 8. King Boudewijn (1950-1993): a chronicle of political impotence : The 'quiet' fifties ; The Gilson language laws, 1962-1963 ; The state reforms of 1970 ; Belgium in the 1970s, lost in the mist. Region forming, Voeren and the 'rand' municipalities ; Belgium in the 1970s, the monarchy under fire, Voeren and the amnesty question ; King Boudewijn wants progress, part I: the Egmont Pact ; King Boudewijn wants progress, part II: the constitutional reforms of 1980 ; King Boudewijn puts the breaks on: 1983-1988 ; 1991-1993: state reform, confederalism and separation
  • 9. Albert II: a land adrift
  • Conclusion and diagnosis : Belgium 1831-1893 ; The power of institutional change: 1893 as a critical juncture ; King Albert I and the Flemish movement ; The end of the "narrow-minded and egotistical minority": a balance ; The power of an institutional choice: 1970 ; Belgium, an institutional perpetuum mobile ; Belgium, a diagnosis ; The end of Belgium? New critical junctures.