The Cambridge international handbook of lean production : diverging theories and new industries around the world Chapter 1 Lean Production as the Dominant Division of Labor: Theories Industries and National Contexts Thomas Janoski and Darina Lepadatu CH1 JanoskiLepadatu 3 5 20=15 619) The International Handbook of Lean Production provides an overall argument that lean systems are the dominant division of labor in the world that is spreading in diverse ways to the service industries and around the world. Whether you think lean is great or not it is the overwhelming influence on the world wide division of labor. Further this handbook examines the many sides of the lean production debate that rarely interact. One side sees efficiency and quality as paramount and the other side sees the protection of workers as key