Book reviewed in this article:The Search for Labour Market Flexibility: The European Economies in Transition, edited by Robert Boyer.Government Managers and Industrial Relations: Public Enterprises and the Political Environmentby Anthony Ferner.The Japanisation of British Industry, by Nick Oliver and Barry Wilkinson.Toshiba's New British Company: Competitiveness through Innovation in Industry, by Malcolm Trevor.Safety at Work: the Limits of Self‐Regulationby Sandra Dawson, Paul Willman, Martin Bamford and Alan Clinton.We Make Shipsby Tom Pickard. Secker&Warbu