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Behemoth: The Structure and Practice of National Socialism, 1933-1944

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This is one of the oldest books on National Socialism. It is also one of the best. It is unique because it covers the organization and structure of the state, a field that is far less widely covered than the narrative history of the regime. The book contains detailed studies of different aspects of the Nazi state. People who want more information on this subject might want to go to my profile and check my Listmania books on totalitarianism and German history.

An interesting look at the economic blueprints for the Third Reich.Back then,cartels and price-controls were easier to enforce and mandate.Economies of yesterday were isolated and small.Today,it's hard to say if their business policies could work.This book has a wealth of economic ideas.Some are good and others are quite bad.The Nazi economists went about tailoring their policies for the worker.Many excellent ideas,yet some policies were for enforcing slave labor.It seems the business cartels got richer,the average Nazi worker eventually lost out,and slave labor was exploited to the fullest.I think in recent years,the Europeans were duped into thinking the 'Euro',was best for everybody.The poorer countries brought down the economies of the richer nations,rather them making them equaul and better off.For the Southern Europeans still moving into the heartland of Europe,it has forced the labor market to be over-loaded with semi-skilled workers.This book on Nazi economic laws and practices could not work today,given the racial views of the day and the rise of global business.If China becomes christianized,it will suffer the same fate as the European countries;high unemployment and labor protests.In South America,most of them catholic socialist countries,are heading towards an economic confederacy.Perhaps one day,one single currency for all of South America.The South American countries work better together,rather than the Northern European nations with the Southern European ones.Canada and Mexico does so much business with America already,perhaps a tri-lateral currency,would improve the well-being of all three.This book is an insight of how Nazi Germany's micro-management was structured and attempted to be maintained.The on-going battle between micro-economics and macro-economics continues.One thing is clear,it's probably in the interest of wealthier nations to stablise poorer nations.It's better to share the pruning-sheers and plough-shares of today,therefore avoiding the battle-swords of tomorrow.