industries, religions and philosophies, international organizations, and others. About one thousand of these have been published over the years with about 400 presently in print. Writings Japan Periodically Jon Woronoff wrote his own books, first on Africa, then on Asia. Most notable among these are the books on Japanese economics, business, and society. His critical approach clashed with conventional wisdom in the 1980s and 90s when Japan was often considered a ‘miracle’ economy. He argued that Japanese management systems were far from ideal, suffering from inefficiency and rigidity. He also insisted that actual living standards in Japan were much lower than the impression given by statistics such as per capita GDP. It could be argued that Japan’s sluggish economic growth in recent decades has vindicated many of his views. Despite controversy when they were first published, many similar ideas are now part of mainstream orthodox opinion on the Japanese economy and society. East Asia His books on other parts of East Asia, especially Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and China, were equally controversial, but for the opposite reason. When written, the common opinion was that they were “basket cases” with no hope whatsoever of economic development. Yet, they were already in their takeoff phase and this was emphasized in several hundred newspaper and magazine articles as well as several books. Going against the pundits here also resulted in considerable criticism and refusal by some of the better known periodicals to publish his material. By now, of course, there is no question but that these views were by-and-large correct and paved the way for a better understanding of the dynamics of East Asia. Books Organizing African Unity (1971) West African Wager: Houphouët versus Nkrumah (1973) Review: Hong Kong: Capitalist Paradise (1978) Japan: The Coming Economic Crisis (1980), also published in Japanese Japan: The Coming Social Crisis (1982), also in Japanese Inside Japan, Inc. (1982) Japan's Wasted Workers (1983) Review: Korea's Economy: Man Made Miracle (1983) World Trade War (1985), also in Japanese The Japan Syndrome (1985) Japan’s Commercial Empire (1986), also in Japanese Japan's market: the distribution system (1986), with Michael R. Czinkota Politics, The Japanese Way (1989), also in Japanese Asia’s “Miracle” Economies (1991) Unlocking Japan’s Market with Michael Czinkota (1991) Japan As – Anything But – Number One (1991) The Japanese Management Mystique: The Reality Behind the Myth (1992) Japanese Targeting: Successes, Failures, Lessons (1992) The “No-Nonsense” Guide to