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Richard Lachmann. Capitalists in Spite of Themselves: Elite Conflict and Economic Transitions in Early Modern Europe. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. viii + 314 pp. ISBN 0-19-507568-4, $49.95

McKendrick, Doner, and Haggard have given us a monumental study. The breadth of research, including extensive interviews with many of the participants, promises to make this the reference book for hard disk drives—not necessarily for the R&D-level technical changes, but certainly for the shape and trajectory of the industry. Whether the theoretical conclusions are generalizable or not, the case study itself will provide substantial fodder for debates on the globalization of high-technology manufacturing, development policy, firm strategy, and competitive advantage.