Definitions

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  • noun An economic and social system based on industrial mass production, where the worker is paid relatively high wages in order to buy in large quantity the products turned out in mass production.

Etymologies

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Ford +‎ -ism, after American industrialist Henry Ford (1863–1947).

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Examples

  • Breathtaking in scale and awe-inspiring in its ambition, Detroit Industry depicts the productive might of the system, given the eponymous designation Fordism, that was to propel Detroit, and in the process America, to global prominence after the Second World War.

    Vince Carducci: Revealing Detroit Photographically Vince Carducci 2011

  • Breathtaking in scale and awe-inspiring in its ambition, Detroit Industry depicts the productive might of the system, given the eponymous designation Fordism, that was to propel Detroit, and in the process America, to global prominence after the Second World War.

    Vince Carducci: Revealing Detroit Photographically Vince Carducci 2011

  • Breathtaking in scale and awe-inspiring in its ambition, Detroit Industry depicts the productive might of the system, given the eponymous designation Fordism, that was to propel Detroit, and in the process America, to global prominence after the Second World War.

    Vince Carducci: Revealing Detroit Photographically Vince Carducci 2011

  • He not only revolutionized industrial production, but also had such influence over the 20th century economy and society that his combination of mass production, high wages and low prices is still called "Fordism."

    Are Leaders Really Born? 2007

  • Ford’s theories of mass production have been so influential that they are widely referred to as Fordism, but what many people don’t realize is that the assembly line piece of it is only half of the story.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • Ford’s theories of mass production have been so influential that they are widely referred to as Fordism, but what many people don’t realize is that the assembly line piece of it is only half of the story.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • Ford’s theories of mass production have been so influential that they are widely referred to as Fordism, but what many people don’t realize is that the assembly line piece of it is only half of the story.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • Ford’s theories of mass production have been so influential that they are widely referred to as Fordism, but what many people don’t realize is that the assembly line piece of it is only half of the story.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • The combination of high wages and high efficiency is called "Fordism," and was copied by most major industries.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The combination of high wages and high efficiency is called "Fordism," and was copied by most major industries.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

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