Small towns and big business : challenging Wal-Mart superstores /
Small Towns and Big Business comprehensively examines the phenomenon of local protests against Wal-Mart superstores. Using fieldwork and archival sources, Halebsky situates these protests in the context of economic restructuring and the expansion of retailing; explains how some local social movement...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
©2009.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Small Towns and Big Business comprehensively examines the phenomenon of local protests against Wal-Mart superstores. Using fieldwork and archival sources, Halebsky situates these protests in the context of economic restructuring and the expansion of retailing; explains how some local social movements were able to successfully fend off the world's largest retailer; and assesses the implications for efforts to limit corporate power, resist McDonaldization, and protect local quality of life. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739133477 0739133470 1282494155 9781282494152 9786612494154 6612494158 |
