Economists disagree on what ails the economies of continental western Europe, which are widely perceived to be underperforming in terms of productivity and other metrics. Is it some deficiency in their economic systemin economic institutions or cultural attitudes? Is it some effect of their...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1.Tetsuji Okazaki and Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara (1999), 'Japan's Present-Day Economic System and Its Historical Origin', in The Japanese Economic System and Its Historical Origins, Oxford, UK and New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 1-37[37] --...