5 Questions
According to David Harvey, what impact has time-space compression had?
Disorienting and disruptive impact on political-economic practices
How was the transition to flexible accumulation achieved?
Rapid deployment of new organizational forms and new technologies
What organizational shift contributed to the speed-up achieved in production during the transition?
Vertical disintegration - sub-contracting, outsourcing, etc.
What did accelerating turnover time in production entail according to David Harvey?
Parallel accelerations in exchange and consumption
What effect did the new technologies of electronic control, small-batch production, etc., have on turnover times in production?
Reduced turnover times in many sectors of production
Explore the concepts of time-space compression and the transition from Fordism to flexible accumulation as discussed by David Harvey. Understand the shifts in the uses and meanings of space and time and their impact on political-economic practices, cultural, and social life.
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