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Thesaurus search results for 'FORDISM': 2 results found.


FORDISM (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Fordism refers to the mass production system and the 'family wage' poineered by Henry Ford. It also refers to the post World War II compromise between unions and employers that exchanged labour peace for a 'family wage'.

POST FORDISM (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The political economic climate after the break with "Fordism" in the late 1970s.


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