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The following is a book which readers of this list might find of interest.  
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http://mitpress.mit.edu/promotions/books/JAPMHF97

Made in Japan
A Guide to Restructuring Japanese Manufacturing
Japan Commission on Industrial Performance

In 1989 the MIT Press published Made in America, a landmark study by 
The MIT Commission on Industrial Productivity, an interdisciplinary 
group of MIT faculty members. The study analyzed the strengths and 
weaknesses of American industry and set forth a strategic plan for 
revitalizing American productivity. Inspired by the MIT study, the Japan 
Techno-Economics Society formed the Japan Commission on Industrial 
Performance (JCIP). For three years, seventeen university researchers 
worked with representatives of thirty-four corporations to analyze the 
present state of Japanese manufacturing and to identify the challenges 
Japan will face in the twenty-first century. The result of their study is 
Made in Japan.

Made in Japan has a broader perspective than its American model, whose 
focus was limited to issues of productivity. The book is divided into three 
parts. Part I is a general overview. Part II is an in-depth analysis of seven 
industries: industrial electronics, consumer electronics, automobiles, 
metal products, industrial machinery, chemicals, and textiles. Part III 
identifies common problems and makes recommendations for industrial 
policy. The topics covered in the study are grounded in such fundamental 
issues as global environmental problems, competitiveness, and the free 
market economy system.

January 1998
500 pp. 
ISBN 0-262-10060-6 
MIT Press * 5 Cambridge Center * Cambridge, MA  02142 * 
(617)625-8569