(Hardback)

and how these factors may affect the political and economic future of nations, regions, and the international community as a whole.

In his two-year study, Duke surveyed 3,000 students enrolled in 40 outstanding secondary schools that are likely to produce leaders in their respective countries in the twenty-first century.

(Paperback)

There is no doubt in my mind that this is the best book on the Japanese school, and especially on the underlying concepts. Everyone interested in Japan's economic performance over the past generation--and the next--needs to examine The Japanese School.