... was a results of promises to be maintained by Hitler in his "superb" speeches telling people what they wanted to hear. Economy was a big issue in the Nazi popularity. One academic joked once: "What was Hitler's economic policy?" was easy to answer, "he hadn't got one". It can't be denied though that he always had economic aims. He promised to rid Germany of unemployment and rearmament for Germany. Hitler gave this "homework" to Hjalmar Schacht (President of the Reichsbank). Surprisingly in short terms Hitler's delegation of the economy to Schacht seemed to work. Schacht pursued a policy of reflection financed on credit and introduced a work-creation programme based on compulsory work for unemployed. For average citizens, unless they were among the regime's racial or political enemies, life began to improve. They knew little of the economy theories and they did not even suspect Hitler of laziness when it came to ...

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