Big-BoxSwindleTheTrueCostofMega-Retailers
- 作者
- 出版社 BeaconPress
- 出版时间 2007年10月
- ISBN 9780807035016
- 定价 173.80
内容简介
ABookSensePickandAnnualHighlightWithaNewAfterwordInlessthantwodecades，largeretailchainshavebecomethemostpowerfulcorporationsinAmerica.Inthisdeftandrevealingbook，StacyMitchellillustrateshowmega-retailersarefuelingmanyofourmostpressingproblems，fromtheshrinkingmiddleclasstorisingpollutionanddiminishedcivicengagement—andsheshowshowagrowingnumberofcommunitiesandindependentbusinessesareeffectivelyfightingback.Mitchelltracesthedramaticgrowthofmega-retailers—frombigboxeslikeWal-Mart，HomeDepot，Costco，andStaplestochainslikeStarbucks，OliveGarden，Blockbuster，andOldNavy—andtheprecipitousdeclineofindependentbusinesses.Drawingonexamplesfromvirtuallyeverystateinthecountry，sheunearthstheextraordinaryimpactofthesecompaniesandthebig-boxmentalityoneverythingfromsoaringgasolineconsumptiontorisingpovertyrates，failingfamilyfarms，anddecliningvotinglevels.Alongtheway，Mitchellexposestheshockingrolegovernmentpolicyhasplayedintheexpansionofmega-retailersandbuildsacompellingcasethatcommunitiescomposedofmanysmall，locallyownedbusinessesarehealthierandmoreprosperousthanthosedominatedbyafewlargechains.Morethanacritique，Big-BoxSwindleprovidesaninvigoratingaccountofhowsomecommunitieshavesuccessfullycounteredthespreadofbigboxesandrebuilttheirlocaleconomies.Since2000，morethantwohundredbig-boxdevelopmentprojectshavebeenhaltedbygroupsofordinarycitizens，andscoresoftownsandcitieshaveadoptedlawsthatfavorsmall-scale，localbusinessdevelopmentandlimittheproliferationofchains.Fromcutting-edgeland-usepoliciestoinnovativecooperativesmall-businessinitiatives，Mitchellofferscommunitiesconcretestrategiesthatcanstaveoffmega-retailersandcreateamoreprosperousandsustainablefuture.
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