The genesis of Taylorism as ideology: accumulation, crisis and class struggle

Abstract

This paper presents the genesis of Taylorism as ideology through the main elements of the capitalist mode of production. Differentiating the efforts made by main traditions about the issue, this study uses historical materialism to capture the essential aspects of the historical phase of Taylorism development as ideal formation: the phase of accumulation, the XIX century crisis and the stage of class struggle in the period of Taylor elaboration. We argue Taylorism is a late response to the accumulation process.

Keywords:
Taylorism; Ideology; Accumulation; Crisis; Class Struggle