From Fordism to Flexible Accumulation

Technology, Competitive Strategies, and International Location

Bibliographic Data

ID4476386
AuthorsErica Schoenberger (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author)
Year1988
Volume6
Issue3
Pages245-262
Publication date1988-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Planning D Society and Space (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0263-7758 • E-ISSN: 1472-3433
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1068/d060245
OpenAlexW2077745870
LanguageEN
Citations received121
References cited23

Aspects of the transition from Fordism to what has been labeled a regime of flexible accumulation are analyzed. First the nature of the current crisis of Fordism is considered, with special emphasis on two elements of this crisis. The first has to do with the internationalization of Fordist production techniques without the corresponding elaboration of characteristically Fordist consumption patterns in the countries involved. The second has to do with the forms of competition that have arisen in conjunction with the Fordist regime of accumulation in the core countries. Both of these factors, it is argued, have played a significant role in the current predicament facing many advanced industrial nations. The shift to a regime of flexible accumulation is then considered with particular attention paid to the rise of new technologies and new ways of organizing production. These factors are related to changing competitive strategies and the spatial organization of production on an international scale

Competition (biology · Economic geography · Economic system · Economics · Fordism · Industrial organization · International trade · Internationalization · Market economy · Production (economics · Scale (ratio · Economic and Technological Innovation · Global trade and economics · Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues

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