Fordism
（重定向自Fordist）
![Ford cars (Model A shown), became a symbol of effective mass production. Efficiency both decreased the price of the cars and allowed Henry Ford to increase the workers' wages. Hence, common workers could buy their own cars.](/Images/godic/202501/13/Ford_Motor_Company_assembly_line2625.jpg")
![Mass consumption is the other side of Fordism.](/Images/godic/202501/13/Mall_culture_jakarta362625.jpg")
![Information technology, white-collar work and specialization are some of the attributes of post-Fordism.](/Images/godic/202501/13/Office_Worker_with_Two_Monitors2625.JPG")
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Fordism describes modern economic and social systems based on industrialized, standardized mass production and mass consumption. The concept (named for Henry Ford) is used in social, economic, and management theory about production, working conditions, consumption, and related phenomena, especially regarding the 20th century.