Japan's role in a post-fordist age

Abstract The shift away from mass production industries to new information-intensive 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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