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This chapter’s purpose is to contribute to the body of empirical evidence by which the tenets of post-Fordism and flexible specialisation may be judged. This evidence, coming not from manufacturing but from the distribution sector, does not disprove these tenets in general. However, it provides an example of an industry to which they apply only partially.
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Leman, S. (1992). Gender, Technology and Flexibility in the UK Mail Order Industry. In: Gilbert, N., Burrows, R., Pollert, A. (eds) Fordism and Flexibility. Explorations in Sociology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13526-4_8
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