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 wealth for a community. They also spend more locally, thereby increasing community income and creating wealth and jobs. "The Small-Mart Revolution presents a visionary yet practical roadmap for everyone concerned with mitigating the worst of globalization.
Author(s): Michael H Shuman
Edition: 2nd
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 285
Contents......Page 12
Foreword......Page 14
Introduction: From Wal-Mart to Small-Mart......Page 16
PART ONE: THE GATHERING GALE......Page 34
1 Wreckonomics......Page 36
2 The LOIS Alternative......Page 54
3 Amazing Shrinking Machines......Page 78
PART TWO: THE SMALL-MART PATRIOTS......Page 110
4 Consumers......Page 112
5 Investors......Page 133
6 Entrepreneurs......Page 149
7 Policymakers......Page 175
8 Community Builders......Page 204
9 Globalizers......Page 225
Appendix A. The Fall and Rise of Small-Scale Competitiveness......Page 240
Appendix B. The Scale of Existing Business by Payroll......Page 246
Acknowledgments......Page 250
About the Author......Page 258
Notes......Page 260
B......Page 286
C......Page 288
E......Page 289
F......Page 290
H......Page 291
K......Page 292
M......Page 293
N......Page 294
P......Page 295
S......Page 296
T......Page 298
W......Page 299
Z......Page 300
