 | | Wal-Mart: The Face of 21st Century Capitalism by Nelson Lichtenstein
An indispensable introduction to the company that will define the
twenty-first century economy. "Wal-Mart" examines such topics as the
giant retailer's managerial culture, revolutionary use of technological
innovation, and controversial pay and promotional practices to provide
the most complete guide yet available to America's largest company. |
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 | | The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman
Wal-Mart isn't just the world's biggest company, it is probably the
world's most written-about. But no book until this one has managed to
penetrate its wall of silence or go beyond the usual polemics to
analyze its actual effects on its customers, workers, and suppliers. |
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 | | Wal-Mart World by Stanley D. Brunn
Now that Wal-Mart has conquered the US, can it conquer the world? As
"Wal-Mart World "shows, the corporation is certainly trying. |
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 | | The Local Economic Impact of Wal-Mart by Michael J. Hicks
Following a discussion of the history of the rise of the big-box
store and an introduction to Wal-Mart's current market penetration,
he discusses Wal-Mart's impact on labor markets, the markets for
goods and services, and the aggregate local economy. |
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 |  | The Bully of Bentonville by Anthony Bianco
Anthony Bianco shows how Wal-Mart has driven down retail wages throughout the country, how their substandard pay and meager health-care policy and anti-union mentality have led to a large scales exploitation of workers, why their aggressive expansion inevitably puts locally owned stores out of business, and how their pricing policies have forced suppliers to outsource work and move thousands of jobs overseas. |
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 | | The United States of Wal-Mart by John Dicker
An irreverent, hard-hitting examination of the world’s largest, and
most reviled, corporation reveals how the company’s business practices
have shaped American culture, including the nation’s social, political,
and industrial policy. |
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In Sam We Trust : The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World’s Most Powerful Retailer by Bob Ortega
Bob Ortega, a veteran reporter who covered Wal-Mart extensively for The
Wall Street Journal, has written an illuminating and authoritative
account of the world’s most powerful store, and of how Sam Walton’s way
of thinking is transforming America’s—and the world’s—business
practices, workplaces, and communities.
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 | | How Wal-Mart Is Destroying America (And the World) by Bill Quinn
Featuring "fight back" strategies, Quinn's original expose has been
updated with new information. He says that dismantling the American
dream wasn't enough for Wal-Mart, and that its recent acquisition of
Britain's third-largest supermarket shows that the retail Goliath is
now aiming for world domination. |
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 | | Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Worker’s Rights at Wal-Mar by Liza Featherstone
Liza Featherstone of the Nation magazine combines the personal
stories of female employees with superb investigative journalism to
show why women who work low-wage jobs are getting a raw deal, and what
they are doing about it. |
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 | | Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart by Al Norman
”Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart” is a call for the preservation of all the
qualities we love about hometown America. It is one man’s David versus
Goliath story. It can also be a road map for your community’s fight to
keep its downtown businesses and core values. |
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 | | Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Instantly acclaimed for its insight, humor, and passion, this book
is changing the way America perceives its working poor. In Minnesota,
she works at Wal-Mart under the repressive surveillance of men and
women whose job it is to monitor her behavior for signs of sloth,
theft, drug abuse, or worse. |
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