The Small-mart Revolution

副标题: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition

ISBN: 9781576754665

出版社: Ingram Pub Services

出版年: 2007-08-01

页数: 285

定价: $16.95

装帧: Pap

内容简介

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 wealth for a c