02755nam 2200541Ia 450 991081179960332120200520144314.01-282-29893-397866122989361-57675-542-8(CKB)1000000000689039(EBL)322127(OCoLC)243598259(CaSebORM)9781576755426(MiAaPQ)EBC322127(EXLCZ)99100000000068903920060106d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe small-mart revolution how local businesses are beating the global competition /Michael H. Shuman1st ed.San Francisco Berrett-Koehlerc20061 online resource (307 p.)BK CurrentsDescription based upon print version of record.1-57675-466-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-270) and index.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;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 wealtBK CurrentsSmall businessUnited StatesImport substitutionUnited StatesGlobalizationEconomic aspectsUnited StatesSmall businessImport substitutionGlobalizationEconomic aspects338.6/420973Shuman Michael1755768MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811799603321The small-mart revolution4192694UNINA