Legends of Fordism: Between Myth, History, and Foregone Conclusions

Neoliberalization: uneven geographies of class power: an essay on David Harvey’s – a brief history of neoliberalism

“…Firstly, as Baca (2004) points out in regard to Harvey's earlier work, he idealizes and over-aggregates the Keynesian (Fordist) post-war 'settlement', overlooking the persistence of harshly disciplined labour regimes excluded from union protection and welfare, while Leitner et al (2007) also point out the extent to which it was supported by Third World poverty. The reification of Keynesianism together with an overdrawn periodicity/disjuncture between Keynesianism and neoliberalism misrecognizes continuities (Baca 2004), particularly in the conditions of labour.…”

“…The reification of Keynesianism together with an overdrawn periodicity/disjuncture between Keynesianism and neoliberalism misrecognizes continuities (Baca 2004), particularly in the conditions of labour. Moreover, the analysis of neoliberalism in opposition to Keynesianism rather fudges the question of what is 'neo' about neoliberalism in regard to earlier forms of liberalism: the periodicity is over-dichotomized and foreshortened.…”

Six Provocations for Big Data

“…Simultaneously, it became the dominant vision of technological progress. Fordism meant automation and assembly lines, and for decades onward, this became the orthodoxy of manufacturing: out with skilled craftspeople and slow work, in with a new machine-made era (Baca 2004). But it was more than just a new set of tools.…”

Neoliberalism and stories of racial redemption

“…1 Minimally, one can note surface overlaps. As a trope of decline, the idea of neoliberalism presumes a rupture with the past-often viewed as an idealized Fordist State and its so-called compromise between capital and labor (Baca 2004). This rupture presumably has worsened conditions for most Americans and African Americans in particular.…”