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Diversity in Diversity: Flexible Production and American Industrialization, 1880–1930

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The following case studies and analysis of the machine tool and jewelry manufacturing industries attempt to set the stage for a reconsideration of “the other side of industrialization†in the United States during the Second Industrial Revolution—the custom and batch production sectors. Recognizing that much work remains to be done in this area, the author nevertheless concludes that the diversity of circumstances and responses characterizing these industries makes it unlikely that one theory can be adduced to explain their highly contingent world.

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  • Scranton, Philip, 1991. "Diversity in Diversity: Flexible Production and American Industrialization, 1880–1930," Business History Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 65(1), pages 27-90, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:buhirw:v:65:y:1991:i:1:p:27-90_4
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    1. Ben Fine, 1999. "Consumption for Historians: An Economist's Gaze," Working Papers 91, Department of Economics, SOAS University of London, UK.

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