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example, she stresses the need for greatly increased efforts to train and introduce greater functional flexibility if competitiveness is to be maintained. In each chapter a vast amount of relevant literature from the 1980s is not only cited, but also critically reviewed and, where contrasting arguments evolve, they are assessed and final conclusions are drawn. Lane draws data and results from a large base of field studies investigated in national and international contexts. A very balanced judgement evolves. Reading this book will improve the understanding of the functioning of business organizations in the three countries and the strengths and weaknesses of national enterprises. The book is interdisciplinary and strongly recommended to students, lecturers in the fields of sociology, politics and economics and for managers. Karin Wagner Technical University of Berlin