Beyond the fordist/post-fordist dichotomy: Working through the second industrial divide

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-198

  Pietrykowski, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Flexible specialization; Fordism; Industrial district; Skill; Work organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011510987     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346769900000035     Document Type: Article

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