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Publication date | 1/01/2005 |
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Host publication | Pathways to Industrialization and Regional Development |
Editors | Allen J. Scott, Michael Storper |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Pages | 42-62 |
Number of pages | 21 |
ISBN (electronic) | 9781134882748 |
ISBN (print) | 9780415087520 |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
As the language of Fordism and post-Fordism has entered everyday discussion it has also been vulgarized. 1 This reduces its utility for theoretical understanding and empirical analysis and generates many confusions and controversies. This chapter critically reworks the conventional terminology of Fordism and post-Fordism by distinguishing four levels on which they can be analyzed. It also notes a fundamental analytical asymmetry between the two terms and calls for more cautious and critical use of the notion of post-Fordism.