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CERCLE PRODUCTION SERIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Conditions and Forecasting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mass-manufacturing circle
1, record 1, English, mass%2Dmanufacturing%20circle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- M Circle 1, record 1, English, M%20Circle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the succeeding mass-manufacturing era (M Circle), it was energy [that] fuelled the consumer-driven manufacturing boom that shifted the center of economic power to the United States from Britain. 1, record 1, English, - mass%2Dmanufacturing%20circle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terms coined by economist Nuala Beck for a model of economic growth characterized by abundant, cheap energy, which acted as a catalyst to an unprecedented level of growth. (Based on BECEN, 1992, p. 18.) 2, record 1, English, - mass%2Dmanufacturing%20circle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mass-manufacturing economy: ERA: 1918 to circa 1981. KEY FACTOR: cheap energy, especially oil. FOUR ENGINES: auto, machine tools, housing, retailing. INFRASTRUCTURE: highways, airports, telephone. LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS: industrial production, capacity utilization, machine tool orders, retail sales, housing starts, and auto sales. 1, record 1, English, - mass%2Dmanufacturing%20circle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mass manufacturing economy
- mass manufacturing circle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cercle de production en série
1, record 1, French, cercle%20de%20production%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cercle de production en masse 1, record 1, French, cercle%20de%20production%20en%20masse
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Propositions faites par analogie avec les équivalents suivants : «mass production; large-batch production» = production en série; production en masse. 1, record 1, French, - cercle%20de%20production%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cercle de produits manufacturés
- cercle de marchandises fabriquées
- cercle d’articles manufacturés
- cercle d’articles fabriqués
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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