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by Michael J. Piore - This is a seminal book on the viability of flexible fabrication as an alternative to mass production. Mass production became the norm not because it achieved the best economic results or efficiency, but because societal forces have steered it towards mass production. | by Michael J. Piore - This is a seminal book on the viability of flexible fabrication as an alternative to mass production. Mass production became the norm not because it achieved the best economic results or efficiency, but because societal forces have steered it towards mass production. | ||
The First Industrial Divide was the Industrial Revolution - a separation between the imperialist and the conquered on the international level. The second industrial divide refers to what happened since then within individual countries, such that | The First Industrial Divide was the Industrial Revolution - a separation between the imperialist and the conquered on the international level. The second industrial divide refers to what happened since then within individual countries, such that an implicit hate of craft production was a result. | ||
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by Michael J. Piore - This is a seminal book on the viability of flexible fabrication as an alternative to mass production. Mass production became the norm not because it achieved the best economic results or efficiency, but because societal forces have steered it towards mass production.
The First Industrial Divide was the Industrial Revolution - a separation between the imperialist and the conquered on the international level. The second industrial divide refers to what happened since then within individual countries, such that an implicit hate of craft production was a result.