The Wal-Mart Effect: How an Out-Of-Town Superstore Became a Superpower
Charles Fishman takes us into the heart of the biggest company on earth, ever, to show how the 'Wal-Mart effect' shapes lives everywhere, whether for cleaners in America, bicycle-makers in China or salmon farmers in Chile. Now Wal-Mart's influence is so great it can determine everything from...
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Charles Fishman takes us into the heart of the biggest company on earth, ever, to show how the 'Wal-Mart effect' shapes lives everywhere, whether for cleaners in America, bicycle-makers in China or salmon farmers in Chile. Now Wal-Mart's influence is so great it can determine everything from working practices to market forces themselves, Fishman asks: how did a shop manage to do all this? And what will the ultimate cost of low prices be?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141019796 (0141019794)
ASIN: 141019794
Publish date: February 1st 2007
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
Writing,
History,
Reference,
Business,
Economics,
Journalism,
Politics,
Sociology,
Social Science,
Research
This was a book I read years ago, and re-read just now. It wasn't on my TBR list, but I was looking for a new book, stumbled upon this one, and ran right through it. It's one of those books that you can read over and over again, and catch new things you didn't see the first time. New things stuck ou...