Dore traces the debates that ensue on corporate governance, on worker rights, on supplier relations, on cartels and anti-trust, on pensions and welfare. He also analyses actual changes in economic behaviour. These accounts of the battle for the national soul in Japan and Germany contribute to the 'diversity of capitalism' debate.

These accounts of the battle for the national soul in Japan and Germany constitute one of the finest contributions to the 'diversity of capitalism' debate. Dore's account should be read by anyone who is interested to know whether, for all the talk of globalization, that diversity is going to survive.

1. Introduction
PART I. THE ORIGINAL JAPANESE MODEL
2. A Society of Long-Term Commitments
PART II. CHANGE AND CONTROVERSY IN JAPAN
3. Sources of Change
4. Corporate Governance: From the Employee-Favouring Firm to the Shareholder-Favouring Firm
5. Trading Relations
6. The Industry as Community: The Competition/Cooperation Balance among Competitors
7. The Role of Government in the Economy
PART III. GERMAN PARALLELS
8. Finanzplatz Deutschland
9. The Codetermined Firm
10. The Organized Community
PART IV. CONCLUSION
11. Nice Guys Finish Last?