Fordism and Post-Fordism

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Who was the 5 dollar man from which Fordism got it's name?
Henry Ford
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Who came up with and used the idea of Laissez-Faire Capitalism?
Adam Smith
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George Ritzer came up with what idea to help explain Fordism and his idea of Neo-Fordism?
Mcdonaldisation
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What caused the "Nixon-Shock"
The US no longer being pegged to the gold standard
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Which British politician was against Fordism and welcomed Post-Fordist ideas?
Margaret Thatcher
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Fordism was an era all about what?
Mass Employment
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Fordism meant what for politics?
Welfare dependency
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Who helped Ford to make his factory workers more efficient?
Taylor
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What is the 'Invisible hand'?
The idea that the economy will function without state intervention and can regulate itself
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