Mass markets became less important while markets for luxury, custom, or positional good became more significant. Production became less homogeneous and standardized and more diverse and differentiated as organizations and economies of scale were replaced with organizations and economies of scope.
The changes in production with the shift from Fordism to post-Fordism were accompanied by changes in the economy, politics and ideologies.
In the economic realm, post-Fordism brought the decline of regulation and production by the nation-state and the rise of global markets and corporations.