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The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy
The WalMart Effect How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Worksand How It's Transforming the American Economy
Author: 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. Drawing on unprecedented interviews with former Wal-Mart executives and a w...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780143038788
ISBN-10: 0143038788
Publication Date: 12/26/2006
Pages: 336
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4.2 stars, based on 19 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Good investigation into how Wal-Mart's doing its business with impacts to the communities and people.
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An absolute must read. My favorite thing about it is that it's pretty objective overall; this book is neither pro Wal-mart nor anti Wal-mart. It tells the good along with the bad. It's extremely readable and everything was so interesting that I made it through this one pretty quickly. Whether you're an avid Wal-mart shopper, a Wal-mart hater or somewhere in between, this should really be on your wish list.
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