These past few months it would seem that Belgium has been without a government, in part because of the increasing strains between the French and Dutch - speaking parts of that country. What are the origins behind the latest problems and is there a future for Belgium as a country? I remember a few months ago there was a spoof spot in Belgian news about the country breaking up which people actually believed was true as it was done in quite a convincing manner!
2007-11-08 18:11:10 · 3 answers · asked by PRH1 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
It has always been the case that Belgium wants to split in to two, so this is nothing new. It has been going on for years. Of course there is a future for Belgium as a country as long as other countrys don't stick their noses in.
2007-11-09 08:58:59 · answer #1 · answered by flint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So Belgium doesn't have a government ? Is the country falling apart ? No ? Hey, perhaps we'd all be better off without a government. Then maybe we could have a bit of stability and continuity instead of change for changes sake.
2007-11-08 18:20:26 · answer #2 · answered by ketkonen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was writing papers in international policy classes I noticed that regional unification in monetary and trade policies often accompanies a similar trend of localism, where ethnic and cultural groups seperate from long-time "allies" and become more independent at local levels because the greater protection afforded by a regional trading community makes those alliances obsolete.
But, I also noticed in watching America and the Soviet Union, a likely "end-result" of regional unification is the creation of an expansionist, militarist empire based on an idealistic, nationalist mythology. That's just a side-note. But that is what I have seen of how states in federations operate in a post-industrial economy.
2007-11-08 18:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by freedom first 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋