Toward a New Economic Order: Post-Fordism, Democracy and Ecology (Europe and the International Order) - Hardcover

Lipietz, Alan; Slater, Malcolm

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0745608655 ISBN 13: 9780745608655

Publisher: Blackwell Publishers, 1992

Synopsis

An introduction to what has become known as "regulation theory" in political economics. Lipietz analyzes the "Fordist" model of economic development dominant in the postwar years and shows how it can be seen to account for the political and economic crisis of the last decades of the 20th century. Drawing on examples from the recent history of Europe, the Third World and North America, Lipietz argues that there are two intersecting economic reasons for the crisis - the changing international economy and the experience of reaching the limits of Fordist forms of production. In doing so, he charts the responses of governments and businesses to the weaknesses of fordism and their proposals for a post-Fordist future.

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Towards a New Economic Order is a concise and critical introduction to what has become known as 'regulation theory' in political economics. Regulation theory argues that the state may influence markets and industries through taxation, legislation, and subsidisation. Also, that companies may compete for regulation through political influence and help.

Lipietz analyses the 'Fordist' model of economic development dominant in the post-war years. Fordism is the economic development based on assembly line production, clear division of labour, and a hierarchy of authority. In opposition to this, post-Fordism concentrates on more flexible and smaller production units. He shows how Fordism can be seen to account for the political and economic crisis of the latter decades of the twentieth century.

Drawing on examples from the recent history of Europe, the Third World and North America, Lipietz argues that there are two intersecting economic reasons for the crisis: the changing international economy and the experience of reaching the limits of Fordist forms of production. In doing so, he charts the responses of governments and businesses to the weaknesses of Fordism and their proposals for a post-Fordist future.

About the Author

Alain Lipietz is well-known throughout the world for his thinking in the area of regulation theory. A sucessful author in his field , he is also one of the economist speakers of the French Green Party.

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0745608655
• ISBN 13: 9780745608655
• Binding: Hardcover