The Resource The Wal-Mart effect : how the world's most powerful company really works, and how it's transforming the American economy, Charles Fishman
The Wal-Mart effect : how the world's most powerful company really works, and how it's transforming the American economy, Charles Fishman
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- Summary
- Wal-Mart is not just the world's largest company--it is the largest company in the history of the world. It is estimated that the company's low prices save American consumers $10 billion a year--but the #1 employer in 37 states has never let a union in the door. Though 70% of Americans now live within a 15-minute drive of a Wal-Mart, we have not even begun to understand the true power of the company. We know about the lawsuits and the labour protests, but what we don't know is how profoundly the "Wal-Mart effect" is changing our America's economy, our workforce, our communities, and our environment. Journalist Fishman takes us on a behind-the-scenes investigative expedition, interviewing 25 high-level ex-executives and a host of Wal-Mart's suppliers, and journeying to the ports and factories where Wal-Mart's power is warping the very structure of the world's market.--From publisher description. Includes information on Chile, China, economic effects, factory workers, food production, global factories, global outsourcing, lawn mowers, price/pricing, quality of products, salmon farming, shopping, Snapper, supplier/Wal-Mart relationship, Target, Sam Walton, etc
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 294 pages
- Contents
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- Who knew shopping was so important?
- Sam Walton's ten-pound bass
- Makin bacon, a Wal-Mart fairy tale
- The squeeze
- The man who said no to Wal-Mart
- What do we actually know about Wal-Mart?
- Salmon, shirts, and the meaning of low prices
- The power of pennies
- Wal-Mart and the decent society
- Epilogue: Peoria, September 2005
- Isbn
- 9781594200762
- Label
- The Wal-Mart effect : how the world's most powerful company really works, and how it's transforming the American economy
- Title
- The Wal-Mart effect
- Title remainder
- how the world's most powerful company really works, and how it's transforming the American economy
- Statement of responsibility
- Charles Fishman
- Title variation
- Walmart effect
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Wal-Mart is not just the world's largest company--it is the largest company in the history of the world. It is estimated that the company's low prices save American consumers $10 billion a year--but the #1 employer in 37 states has never let a union in the door. Though 70% of Americans now live within a 15-minute drive of a Wal-Mart, we have not even begun to understand the true power of the company. We know about the lawsuits and the labour protests, but what we don't know is how profoundly the "Wal-Mart effect" is changing our America's economy, our workforce, our communities, and our environment. Journalist Fishman takes us on a behind-the-scenes investigative expedition, interviewing 25 high-level ex-executives and a host of Wal-Mart's suppliers, and journeying to the ports and factories where Wal-Mart's power is warping the very structure of the world's market.--From publisher description. Includes information on Chile, China, economic effects, factory workers, food production, global factories, global outsourcing, lawn mowers, price/pricing, quality of products, salmon farming, shopping, Snapper, supplier/Wal-Mart relationship, Target, Sam Walton, etc
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fishman, Charles
- Dewey number
- 381/.1490973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HF5429.215.U6
- LC item number
- F57 2006
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wal-Mart (Firm)
- Discount houses (Retail trade)
- Label
- The Wal-Mart effect : how the world's most powerful company really works, and how it's transforming the American economy, Charles Fishman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-283) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Who knew shopping was so important? -- Sam Walton's ten-pound bass -- Makin bacon, a Wal-Mart fairy tale -- The squeeze -- The man who said no to Wal-Mart -- What do we actually know about Wal-Mart? -- Salmon, shirts, and the meaning of low prices -- The power of pennies -- Wal-Mart and the decent society -- Epilogue: Peoria, September 2005
- Control code
- 62282449
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 294 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594200762
- Lccn
- 2005054826
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)62282449
- Label
- The Wal-Mart effect : how the world's most powerful company really works, and how it's transforming the American economy, Charles Fishman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-283) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Who knew shopping was so important? -- Sam Walton's ten-pound bass -- Makin bacon, a Wal-Mart fairy tale -- The squeeze -- The man who said no to Wal-Mart -- What do we actually know about Wal-Mart? -- Salmon, shirts, and the meaning of low prices -- The power of pennies -- Wal-Mart and the decent society -- Epilogue: Peoria, September 2005
- Control code
- 62282449
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 294 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594200762
- Lccn
- 2005054826
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)62282449
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