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MuzeFormatDesc: Compact Disc
ISBN-10: 1400102235
ISBN-13: 9781400102235
Feb 2006
Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
Unabridged
Language: English |
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* ML=ships from multiple locations, AE/AP/AA=ships from U.S. Military location.
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* ML=ships from multiple locations, AE/AP/AA=ships from U.S. Military location.
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Synopsis
In this study of the world's largest store, business journalist Charles Fishman reports not so much on how Wal-Mart does what it does, but on how "what it does" affects the American economy.Acknowledging that the "wildly successful and wildly popular" company employs a huge number of Americans, and is a source of goods at prices affordable to the average family, Fishman points out that the giant exercises power in ways never seen before on a scale that may be unsettling. For example, companies that want their products sold in Wal-Mart must set a price acceptable to Wal-Mart. Fishman asks whether this puts pressure on the manufacturers to cut costs, whether by sacrificing quality control or safety, or by outsourcing work abroad. He addresses the issue of whether Wal-Mart hurts local economies by setting low wages and by draining business away from local stores. Furthermore, he explores whether Wal-Mart exerts undue influence on local governments who need a revenue generator in their community. Without taking a strong position pro or con, Fishman explores fascinating aspects of our economy as he explains the ripple effect of an American phenomenon that he says has "colonized every corner of America" and that he terms, at various times, "a superpower," an "empire," and "an economic ecosystem."
| Size | | Height: | 5.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 8.8 oz |
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