[jhpriestley]

I'd be curious to know more, I'll try to take a look at that book when I get a chance. Are you saying, though, that Nazi Germany was very poor relative to its neighbors (e.g. France, Poland, Italy) or relative to the world at the time (e.g. Mexico) or in an absolute sense (widespread extreme poverty, lack of basic necessities of life)?

[nicbou]

The comparisons in the book are to Britain, France and the United States.

It's an excellent book if you're into economics. It gives you a much better understanding of Germany's hand, and how it affected its politics.