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The advanced capitalist nations are currently undergoing an enormous economic, social, and political transformation. At the heart of this transformation is the transition between large scale, standardized production (Fordism) and new, more flexible approaches to manufacturing (flexibility), and a concomitant extension of manufacturing to include products both concrete (goods) and ephemeral (services). This volume explores the consequences of this transition from the standpoints of technology, labor relations, firm strategy, education, government programs, and geography. The book is a collection of papers by well-known scholars investigating the current global transition from mass consumption and production to flexible production for niche markets. The book is unique in that it not only discusses standard economic concerns, but also investigates the social and political implications of this transition. Each chapter is concerned with a different aspect of the same restructuring process

After examining the concept of flexibilism and how it is characterized in US manufacturing, the authors trace the movements of US electronics manufacturing activity offshore to the Commonwealth Caribbean. They show that the sections of the industry which continue to reside offshore are those most receptive to inputs of cheap labor. (DÜI-Sen)

The Green Pistachio of Bronte is an Italian protected designation of origin (PDO) product that was officially recognized by the European Union in 2010. These pistachios are grown on Mt Etna's western slope in a specific area of thin volcanic soils and rugged terrain that inhibits the use of mechanized agriculture. Bronte pistachios are known for their distinct flavor, bright green color, and unique organoleptic properties that are intimately linked to their place of origin. They are highly prized in the food industry and can sell for more than double the price of other pistachios on the global market. Mapping landscapes that give rise to specialty food products like the Green Pistachio of Bronte facilitate understanding of the connections between food, culture, and environment within a specific geographic context. Mt Etna's powerful presence in the landscape adds to the unique characteristics of this product and its place of origin.

ABSTRACT:This paper presents results of a hierarchical, fixed‐question survey that sought responses about flexible machining cells, flexible labor cells, and concurrent changes in plant operations among nonelectrical machinery manufacturers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. General results indicate that the majority of firms in the American Midwest do not possess flexible manufacturing capability. Of those that do possess this capability, most adopted flexible labor cells prior to adopting flexible machining cells. These cells are small, employing relatively few workers and producing a limited line of products. While the adoption process has been plagued with training, scheduling, and integration problems, most plant managers are pleased with the performance of their flexible manufacturing cells. Management has been reluctant to break out of traditional relationships with suppliers, to trim levels of management and to explore strategic alliances with competitors. Survey results are disaggregated by year, size, positon‐in‐organization, and by union affiliation.

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Landscape Perspectives on Tourism Places -- Tourism Theories -- Tourism Geographies: A Landscape Perspective -- Place -- Structure of the Book -- PART I THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS -- Introduction -- 2 Rituals of Tourism -- Introduction -- Ritual -- Sightseeing as Modern Ritual -- Tourism as Ritual -- Ritual and the Production of Tourism Place -- Conclusion -- 3 Semiotics and Tourist Meaning-Making -- Introduction -- Habits of Interpretation—A Brief Overview of Semiotic Theory -- Semiotics and Everyday Life -- Tourism as an Embodied, Semiotic Process -- Semiosis as Co-Construction -- Conclusion -- 4 Ideology and Tourism Sites -- Introduction -- Ideology and Place Identity -- Tourism Marketing and Promotional Devices -- A Note on Tourist Agency -- Conclusion -- 5 Performing Tourism Places -- Introduction -- Tourism as Staged Performance -- Tourism as Persuasion -- Tourism as Performance of Place -- Conclusion -- PART II TOURISM PERFORMANCES -- Introduction -- 6 Performing Tourist Ideologies: Israeli Birthright Tourism -- Introduction -- Birthright Israel -- The Tour: Rules, Rhetorical Methods, and Invitations to Inhabit -- Conclusion -- 7 Marketing "Danishness" -- Introduction -- The Promotional Video -- On-Site Brochures -- Conclusion -- 8 Touring Florence -- Introduction -- Pre-Travel Rituals, or Stuck in Limbo… -- Arrival and Acclimating to Our (Tourism) Place -- Approaching Florence -- Cafés, Strangers, Communitas -- Returning Home -- Conclusion -- 9 Lifestyle Rock Climbers: Mobile Performances of Home -- Introduction -- Research Design -- The (Hyper)Mobile Home: Community, Belonging, and Dwelling -- Home/Place -- Conclusion -- 10 Conclusion: Expanding Tourism Geographies