The small-mart revolution : how local businesses are beating the global competition / Michael H. Shuman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shuman, Michael.

Series:

BK Currents

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small business--United States.

Small business.

Import substitution--United States.

Import substitution.

Globalization--Economic aspects--United States.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler, c2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Defenders of globalization, free markets, and free trade insist there's no alternative to mega-stores like Wal-Mart -- Michael Shuman begs to differ. In "The Small-Mart Revolution, Shuman makes a compelling case for his alternative business model, one in which communities reap the benefits of "going local" in four key spending categories: goods, services, energy, and finance. He argues that despite the endless media coverage of multinational conglomerates, local businesses give more to charity, adapt more easily to rising labor and environmental standards, and produce more wealt

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction: From Wal-Mart to Small-Mart; PART ONE: THE GATHERING GALE; 1 Wreckonomics; 2 The LOIS Alternative; 3 Amazing Shrinking Machines; PART TWO: THE SMALL-MART PATRIOTS; 4 Consumers; 5 Investors; 6 Entrepreneurs; 7 Policymakers; 8 Community Builders; 9 Globalizers; Appendix A. The Fall and Rise of Small-Scale Competitiveness; Appendix B. The Scale of Existing Business by Payroll; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-270) and index.

ISBN:

9786612298936

9781282298934

1282298933

9781576755426

1576755428

OCLC:

243598259