The small-mart revolution how local businesses are beating the global competition

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 bene...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shuman, Michael (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler c2006.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:BK Currents
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627742406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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;