In order to achieve this a production revolution of sorts took place in many advanced economies, countries shifted from Fordism to Post-Fordism. Fordism was based upon Henry Ford's use of production lines and mass production. This model de-skilled the workers involved and made flexibility on the production lines difficult. During the early 1960's a larger range of products were being demanded which meant that companies were losing profits as they could not keep up with demand due to the inflexible production process. The changes which came with the adoption of Post-Fordism were largely implemented to increase flexibility on the production line and consequently boost profits, as Mitchell stated “Post-Fordism has been portrayed as a
However, due to the industrial revolution, factory owners and those involved with business had the new wealth of Britain. This new wealthy middle class wanted a say in the running of the country, they argued that because they created a lot of the country’s wealth that they deserved a say in how the country is run. The working class was becoming more politically aware. This ways due to the development of the railways giving them access to political awareness. They thought that as the wealth creators of Britain that they also deserved a say in British politics.
Communism and socialism are based on the philosophy of Karl Marx whom proposed the radical idea of eradicating capitalism. His theory was not just an idea in the 20th century it was rapid growing concept that began being evoked by World leading powers such as the Soviet Union and China, where previously successful revolutions took place. Socialism and Communism arose in the late 18th and early 19th century as a reaction to the economic, political and social changes associated with the Industrial Revolution. Rapid wealth increased to factory owners whereas workers became increasingly impoverished due to harsh living and working conditions. As this capitalist industrial system spread, reactions in the form of socialist thought increased making it obvious that there was a dyer need for a revolution.
I will compare this method with radical political unionism which is similar to social movement unions but is class centered and also has a political focus. After world war two the dominant economic theoretical framework was Keynesianism which was focused on getting full employment and to help people out of extreme poverty (Thorsen and Lie 8). Keynesian economics lead to a highly unionized work force that was able to band together and create jobs with high wages and good benefits. Unions flourished at this time becoming highly politically active and a powerful opponent to business on behalf of labor. In the 1970s there was a shift in economic thinking from a Keynesian economics to neoliberalism.
The most revolutionary case was that of ‘idleness’ and ‘disease’ where the revolutionary change within ‘squalor’ was limited. The giant of Idleness overall was slayed successfully by Labour and was arguably the most revolutionary change of the five. The main cause for Labour’s success was for their new approach to dealing with the economy and unemployment. Labour followed the policies of John Maynard Keynes, the basic principles of Keynesian Economics is when Unemployment starts to rise, the government must invest more money back into the economy to create more jobs resulting in greater economic activity. The government can be seen to be doing this through the vast amount of Council house’s that were built.
Due to industrialisation, factories were built which lead to rapid growth of population in the towns and cities for example from 98 million in 1885 to 125 million in 1905. However though this meant that the economy was improving, the growth in population led to poor living and working conditions which increased social unrest. As trade unions had been made illegal there was no way to protest which lead to support for more radical
In Jackson’s time, there was a growth in the market economy because more people understood how banks, tariffs, and internal improvements affected their lives. This new spread of knowledge led to people being more involved in politics and voicing their opinions on what kind of economic policies they favored. Andrew Jackson valued the opinion of the “common folk” since they were his supporters and they were the majority. An extremely controversial economic subject was the US Bank. It was often blamed for the Panic of 1819 and was seen as advantageous to the wealthy and oppressive and harsh to the poor.
So "during the 19th century, the society and economy were completely altered due to the many new inventions created"(Essay written by Haisam Daouk, Hayat Showail, Kristelle Manassian, and Shahnaz Maktabi). Also, population increased all over the world. The rate of Industrial growth in 1913 right before the World war one increased dramatically in UK, France, Germany, Russia, and Italy. These five countries(and Austria-Hungary) are the main countries of World War one. These events all lead to Militarism, a better economy and foreign trade, led to countries having more money to buy weapons.
Since the Civil War ended in the late 1800’s, many inventions and innovations started to skyrocket in production, which led to what is now called the Industrial Revolution. This revolution really made an impact on how the people of America lived. Faster transportation, like the railroads and locomotives, made it easier for settlers to move out west where a lot of the industry work started. Inventions also made a huge impact on how people lived and made their daily lives easier. Some of these inventions were electricity, the sewing machine, the telephone, and the Model T Ford.
In the early 19th century, The Poor Law Act 1834 changed the approach to the poor, from the 1601 Poor Law Act. The attitude became a more punitive approach to deter people from claiming relief and get people back into work. Webb and Webb (1963). With the rise of the Industrial Revolution, competition for better paid jobs caused thousands of people to migrate from the rural areas of Britain, to the urban. Although the economy was fast growing, the over-populated, unsanitary conditions had a huge effect on people in Britain, particularly the working-class.