The Resource Small towns and big business : challenging Wal-Mart superstores, Stephen Halebsky, (electronic resource)
Small towns and big business : challenging Wal-Mart superstores, Stephen Halebsky, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- "Small Towns and Big Business uses fieldwork and archival sources to comprehensively examine these controversies and the underlying issues. while Wal-Mart is usually able to site its stores at its preferred locations, in some cases local opponents have been able to thwart its plans. Using detailed case studies of anti-superstore controversies in six small cities in five states, Halebsky employs a comparative-historical approach to construct an explanation of how some of these local social movements managed to prevail against Wal-Mart. This explanation is then extended to provide the basis for a model of the general conditions under which local communities may be able to constrain unwanted corporate action. Thus, this is both a study of social movement outcome and an investigation of community-corporate conflict. Small Towns and Big Business provides insight into the potential of the local state to control large corporations, the inherently problematic nature of corporate retailing, the possibilities for resisting McDonaldization, and the fate of local anti-corporation activism."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Note
- First paperback ed.: 2010
- Contents
-
- Introduction: communities, corporations, and local social movements
- Big retailers, aggressive retail development, and the roots of local protest
- How superstores affect small towns
- Gig Harbor, Washington, and Petoskey, Michigan: do the people want it?
- West Bend, Wisconsin, and Ottawa, Ohio: a superstore in the neighborhood?
- Ashland, Wisconsin and Eureka, California: economic benefit for whom?
- Explaining success
- The local state, corporate retailing, McDonaldization, and local anticorporate activism
- Isbn
- 9780739122402
- Label
- Small towns and big business : challenging Wal-Mart superstores
- Title
- Small towns and big business
- Title remainder
- challenging Wal-Mart superstores
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephen Halebsky
- Subject
-
- Discount houses (Retail trade) -- United States
- Geschichte 1963-2007
- Geschichte 1963-2007.
- Kleinstadt
- Kleinstadt
- Quality of life -- United States
- Small cities -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Big business -- Social aspects -- United States
- USA
- Wal-Mart (Firm)
- Wal-Mart Stores
- Wal-Mart Stores
- Wirtschaft
- Wirtschaft
- USA
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Small Towns and Big Business uses fieldwork and archival sources to comprehensively examine these controversies and the underlying issues. while Wal-Mart is usually able to site its stores at its preferred locations, in some cases local opponents have been able to thwart its plans. Using detailed case studies of anti-superstore controversies in six small cities in five states, Halebsky employs a comparative-historical approach to construct an explanation of how some of these local social movements managed to prevail against Wal-Mart. This explanation is then extended to provide the basis for a model of the general conditions under which local communities may be able to constrain unwanted corporate action. Thus, this is both a study of social movement outcome and an investigation of community-corporate conflict. Small Towns and Big Business provides insight into the potential of the local state to control large corporations, the inherently problematic nature of corporate retailing, the possibilities for resisting McDonaldization, and the fate of local anti-corporation activism."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Halebsky, Stephen
- Dewey number
- 381/.1490973
- LC call number
- HF5429.215.U6
- LC item number
- H35 2009
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Wal-Mart (Firm)
- Discount houses (Retail trade)
- Small cities
- Big business
- Quality of life
- Wal-Mart Stores
- Wal-Mart Stores
- Kleinstadt
- Wirtschaft
- Kleinstadt
- Wirtschaft
- USA
- USA
- Label
- Small towns and big business : challenging Wal-Mart superstores, Stephen Halebsky, (electronic resource)
- Note
- First paperback ed.: 2010
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index
- Contents
- Introduction: communities, corporations, and local social movements -- Big retailers, aggressive retail development, and the roots of local protest -- How superstores affect small towns -- Gig Harbor, Washington, and Petoskey, Michigan: do the people want it? -- West Bend, Wisconsin, and Ottawa, Ohio: a superstore in the neighborhood? -- Ashland, Wisconsin and Eureka, California: economic benefit for whom? -- Explaining success -- The local state, corporate retailing, McDonaldization, and local anticorporate activism
- Control code
- OCM1bookssj0000246932
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Isbn
- 9780739122402
- Isbn Type
- (cloth ; alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2008039297
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (WaSeSS)bookssj0000246932
- Label
- Small towns and big business : challenging Wal-Mart superstores, Stephen Halebsky, (electronic resource)
- Note
- First paperback ed.: 2010
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index
- Contents
- Introduction: communities, corporations, and local social movements -- Big retailers, aggressive retail development, and the roots of local protest -- How superstores affect small towns -- Gig Harbor, Washington, and Petoskey, Michigan: do the people want it? -- West Bend, Wisconsin, and Ottawa, Ohio: a superstore in the neighborhood? -- Ashland, Wisconsin and Eureka, California: economic benefit for whom? -- Explaining success -- The local state, corporate retailing, McDonaldization, and local anticorporate activism
- Control code
- OCM1bookssj0000246932
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Isbn
- 9780739122402
- Isbn Type
- (cloth ; alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2008039297
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (WaSeSS)bookssj0000246932
Subject
- Discount houses (Retail trade) -- United States
- Geschichte 1963-2007
- Geschichte 1963-2007.
- Kleinstadt
- Kleinstadt
- Quality of life -- United States
- Small cities -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Big business -- Social aspects -- United States
- USA
- Wal-Mart (Firm)
- Wal-Mart Stores
- Wal-Mart Stores
- Wirtschaft
- Wirtschaft
- USA
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