03239nam 2200697Ia 450 991045453830332120200520144314.01-282-49415-597866124941540-7391-3347-0(CKB)1000000000721656(EBL)466947(OCoLC)311274112(SSID)ssj0000246932(PQKBManifestationID)12078154(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246932(PQKBWorkID)10194956(PQKB)10008232(SSID)ssj0000741885(PQKBManifestationID)12315850(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000741885(PQKBWorkID)10743492(PQKB)10654658(MiAaPQ)EBC466947(Au-PeEL)EBL466947(CaPaEBR)ebr10353658(CaONFJC)MIL249415(EXLCZ)99100000000072165620080908d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSmall towns and big business[electronic resource] challenging Wal-Mart superstores /Stephen HalebskyLanham, MD Lexington Booksc20091 online resource (249 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-2241-X 0-7391-2240-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Small Towns and Big Business; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 01: Introduction; Chapter 02: Big Retailers, Aggressive Retail Development, and the Roots of Local Protest; Chapter 03: How Superstores Affect Small Towns; Chapter 04: Gig Harbor, Washington, and Petoskey, Michigan; Chapter 05: West Bend, Wisconsin, and Ottawa, Ohio; Chapter 06: Ashland, Wisconsin, and Eureka, California; Chapter 07: Explaining Success; Chapter 08: The Local State, Corporate Retailing, McDonaldization, and Local Anticorporate Activism; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorSmall 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.Discount houses (Retail trade)United StatesSmall citiesEconomic aspectsUnited StatesBig businessSocial aspectsUnited StatesQuality of lifeUnited StatesElectronic books.Discount houses (Retail trade)Small citiesEconomic aspectsBig businessSocial aspectsQuality of life381.1490973Halebsky Stephen1954-979275MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454538303321Small towns and big business2232403UNINA