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La «economía de lo humano». La «intervención del trabajo» agrícola en el Tercer Reich, 1939-1945

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  • Ernst Langthaler

    (Institute of Rural History, St. Pölten)

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Due to war economy and Nazi Ideology, the organisation of agricultural work in Germany 1939 to 1945 was built upon political forces; however, it also involved economic and socio-cultural forces. The case of the region of Niederdonau highlights the external and internal dynamics of the field of agricultural work's organisation as opposed to the vision of a centralized and efficient 'human economy' (Menschenokonomie) in the eyes of Nazi bureaucracy. The working and living conditions of the rural workers were differentiated according to 'race', nationality, legal status, gender, age and so on. In practice, they depended upon informal relations with other people of the farm or the rural community rather than formal rights, As a consequence, the field of agricultural work's organisation in general and forced labour in particular were highly segmented.

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  • Ernst Langthaler, 2006. "La «economía de lo humano». La «intervención del trabajo» agrícola en el Tercer Reich, 1939-1945," Historia Agraria. Revista de Agricultura e Historia Rural, Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria, issue 39, pages 293-311, august.
    • Handle: RePEc:seh:journl:y:2006:i:39:m:august:p:293-311
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    Keywords

    : forced labour; agriculture; Germany;
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    • N34 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: 1913-

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