Between Fordism and Flexibility: The Automobile Industry and Its Workers [Paperback]

Johnathan Zeitlin (Editor), Stephen Tolliday (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1992 | ISBN-10: 085496312X | ISBN-13: 978-0854963126

A survey of the development of the automobile industry from its origins to the present in a perspective informed by current upheavals in markets, technology and work organization. The volume examines the international diffusion of the Fordist model, Fordism being the manufacture of standardized products using special-purpose machinery and unskilled labour. The book goes on to consider how far the recent changes in the industry mark a break with Fordism and draws on the implications for industrial relations and trade union strategy.

Editorial Reviews

Review

".. an exciting panorama of the history of the world's auto industry labour/management relations ... The quality and breadth of its empirical research makes it near unique."--Business History

About the Author

Jonathan Zeitlin and Steven Tolliday

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Berg Publishers (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 085496312X
• ISBN-13: 978-0854963126
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,002,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)