GEOG 216 Lecture Notes - Horizontal Integration, Vertical Integration, Deskilling
23 Nov 2012
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@s/point in econ, choice has been made b/w craft production (skill labour where ppl make things by hand), ppl become cynical of mass consumption, want positional goods. H: alienation (worker has no pride in his work, no excitement, job unsatisfying. International division of labour (e/nat should specialize in what they do best) Natural advantages + disadvantages, humans can improve this. Vertical integration: diff parts of production done w/in firm. Technical: division of labour w/in firm, w/in factory. Disintegration: diff parts of production spun out b/w diff firms. Horizontal integration: firms that are disintegrated are often horizontal. Taylorism: idea that you can sci figure out best ways, movements, of an assembly line. If divide up to the max, ppl may not work as hard, may sacrifice bit of taylorism h: get buy in fr/ppl keep workers happy. Firm making thread is upstream + firms making cloth = downstream. Economies of scale vs. scope (internal vs. external)
