Workers, Managers, Productivity

This is a genuinely rigorous academic book from Palgrave Macmillan, built on real case studies of Kaizen-style management practices across manufacturing firms in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with credentialed editors from JICA and Brookings behind it. It's a dense, policy-level read rather than a breezy self-help book, so know what you're signing up for — but the substance and evidence base are real.