Introduction: Henry Ford, centralization, and decentralization
Henry Ford's village industries: origins, contexts, rationales
Decentralized technology in the village industries: scale, scope, system, vision
Farm and factory united
Buildings and workforce
Administration and relationship to local communities
Workers' experiences
Unionization
The decentralists and other visionaries
American industry also preaches decentralization
Decline of the village industries during World War II and after
Contemporary renewal of the village industries in high-tech America
Conclusion: Henry Ford evolves from mechanical to social engineer
Appendix: basic facts about and present status of the nineteen village industries.
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Recasting the machine age : Henry Ford's village industries by Howard P. Segal. ISBN 1558494812. Published by University of Massachusetts Press in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
