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200 14$aThe small-mart revolution $ehow local businesses are beating the global competition /$fMichael H. Shuman
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210   $aSan Francisco $cBerrett-Koehler$dc2006
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300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-270) and index.
327   $aContents; 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;
330   $aDefenders 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 wealt
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