Ideologies / Capitalist / Henry Ford
§ The minds · 1863–1947 · United States · Industrialist
Henry Ford
The assembly line
Mass production, mass consumption.
Economic+90
SocialistMarket
Governance+8
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−40
TraditionalProgressive
The carmaker whose moving assembly line and five-dollar day created mass-production capitalism and the consumer economy — alongside a reactionary, often ugly social politics.
social
Culturally reactionary, with a notorious dark streak.
economic
Revolutionised manufacturing; paid high wages to build a consumer market.
governance
Independent industrial power, hostile to unions and outside control.
Notable for
- The moving assembly line
- The five-dollar day
- Model T mass production
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