World of Possibilities
Subtitle: Flexibility and Mass Production in Western Industrialization (Studies in Modern Capitalism)
Contributors: Charles F. Sabel (Editor); Jonathan Zeitlin (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 28, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780521495554
Subjects: Economic history; Industry & Industrial Studies; Industries - General; History; Industrial Production; Business & Economics; History - General History; Industrialization; History: World; World - General; History / World; Industrialization--History--19th century--Congresses; 19th century; 1750-1918; Congresses
First sentence: Historians of the industrial revolution and capitalism have emphasized the importance of mass production, a concept almost invariably associated with a series of related notions such as "low prices," "modest or inferior quality" and "extensive market."