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Chapter 1 Introduction 1
The why and how of comparative research 6
Denmark and the Netherlands 10
Chapter 2 Small States in a Total War 12
Introduction 12
The economics of shortage 14
The coming of control: 1914-40 18
Model occupations: 1940-42 22
Crumbling order: 1943-45 27
After liberation 33
Conclusion 36
Chapter 3 The Mystery of the Dying Dutch 38
Measuring wartime mortality 39
The Dutch Hunger winter 45
Before the Hunger winter 48
Causes of death 50
Tuberculosis 53
Diphtheria 55
Dysentery 57
Influenza 59
Diseases compared 60
The international context 61
Conclusion 63
Chapter 4 Feeding the People 64
Introduction 64
The birth and growth of food administrations 66
Rationing: fair and fitting 69
The agricultural transformation 72
The Hunger winter and its aftermath 77
Nutrition compared 80
Conclusion 87
Chapter 5 From Riches to Rags 88
Introduction 88
Fuel 90
Soap 94
Textiles and shoes 96
Footwear 101
Housing 104
The loss of foreign luxuries 105
Conclusion 106
Chapter 6 Value for Money 108
Introduction 108
The bureaucracies of price control 110
Quality deterioration 113
Food prices 114
Non-food prices 118
Crushing inflation? 122
Coping strategies 126
Conclusion 130
Chapter 7 Poverty in Moneyed Times 131
Introduction 131
The bleak 1930s 133
Welfare and tax 135
The scourge of unemployment 136
Working for war 139
Wages beyond control 143
Beating inflation 151
The unwaged 154
Conclusion 156
Chapter 8 The Shadow Economy 158
Introduction 158
Parallel markets 160
The rise of the shadow economy 162
Crime and criminals 166
The horn of plenty 174
Tobacco185
Fuel 187
Durables, soap and other items 189
Conclusion 190
Chapter 9 Filth, food and infectious disease mortality 192
Crowds and crowding 194
Personal and domestic hygiene 197
Food safety 202
Impaired immunity 204
vd: the key to TB susceptibility? 205
Stress 206
Quantitative and qualitative malnutrition 207
Food availability 208
Availability and consumption 210
The medical impact 211
Orphan blood 214
Conclusions and remaining questions 221
Chapter 10 Conclusion 224
A note on archival sources and abbreviations 229
Appendix I 231
Appendix II 234
Bibliography 236
Index 248
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reviewed Lard, Lice and Longevity: The Standard of Living in Occupied Denmark and the Netherlands, 1940-1945 on March 06, 2016
Lard, Lice and Longevity: The Standard of Living in Occupied Denmark and the Netherlands, 1940-1945
This book is a little dated, but I read it to understand the hows and whys of their economic downturn that has continued since the early 90's. Even with a background in finance, this book was a bit dry and the charts and graphs sometimes made my head spin, but I gained a more thorough understanding of why the Japanese Miracle has come crashing down. There are probably some newer works out there dealing with this subject, probably with differing points of view.
This book was informative, not the easiest read ever, but I'm glad I picked it up.
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