Japan’s Role in a Post-fordist Age
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The shift away from mass production industries to new informationintensive industries is leading to speculation on what will supersede the Fordist model of industrial organization. This article outlines alternative models advanced as potential replacement for Fordism, and presents a new post-Fordist future, based upon exploration of the post-war evolution of Japan. Fujitsuism is posed as a potential post-Fordist form of industrial organization, and is investigated as a new mechanism for sustained economic growth particularly suited to the information age.
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