Coercion and incentive: Jewish ghetto labor in East Upper Silesia

The author surveys camps, ghetto workshops under Judenrat supervision, labor battalions, and private companies. Albert Schmelt, the SS leader responsible for Jewish labor established a system of exploitation serving not only Germany's needs but also his own enrichment. Jews employed in his system lived in open ghettos, received some remuneration, and had certain options in regard to where to work