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This presentation delves into the historical changes in manufacturing and industrialization, exploring concepts such as primitive accumulation, Kondratieff Cycle, and the shift in techno-economic paradigms. It also discusses the role of key figures like Henry Ford, the impact of specialization, and the current state of geographical institutional and technological changes in the industry.
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Part 2Presentation on Industrial Geography and Manufacturing Change in Historical PerspectiveMarch 12th, 2008-Ashley C. Emerole-
Manufacturing and Industrialization • Historical Changes • Primitive accumulation vs. proto Industrialization • Kondratieff Cycle • Freeman and the shift in techno-economic paradigms
Modernization • The role of Henry Ford and assembly lines in other industry • ‘Taylorism’ • ‘Creation’ of the Research and Development sector • Role of specialization
Further Application • Planning system firms and division of labor • SMEs role in production • Bureaucratic cost and worker specialization • Concentration of intellectual ideas
Current State • Geography of institutional/technological changes • Criticism of the Fordist model • Linkages of design, management and production • Role of liberalized communication