Post-Fordism and Skill Theories and Perceptions Routledge Revivals Series

This title was first published in 2000. An in-depth analysis of skill, core and periphery in the context of the firm and its wider economic and product market, management strategies, technology and gender. The book provides a unique model through which to explain the perceptions of those involved in production in the context of a shift from the Fordist to the post-Fordist production paradigm.

Contents: Introduction; Labour process theory, fordism and post-fordism; Skill, management strategies, technology and gender; The model; GlassCo; Electronics UK; Chemicals UK; The key conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Denise Thursfield