The Small-Mart Revolution (Volume 1 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)
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Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 1442954000
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Total Pages: 358
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Michael H Shuman
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Published: 2007-08-20
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 1609944267
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Defenders of massive multinational chains like Wal-Mart and Fortune 500 big business argue that, like it or not, there is no alternative. Their huge scale and international reach, they claim, make them more efficient and profitable, better able to deliver value, and an uncontested boon for the job market. According to the big boys, locally owned small businesses are simply quaint remnants of the past, unable to compete in the global economy. But in ,em>The Small-Mart Revolution, Michael Shuman shows that the benefits these mega-stores and huge corporations supposedly deliver to communities are illusory. Crunch the numbers and you'll find that locally owned businesses turn out to be much more reliable generators of good jobs, economic growth, tax dollars, community wealth, charitable contributions, social stability, and political participation. Unlike their global competitors, they do this without massive tax breaks and subsidies that often put local economies in a permanent hole. Plus, contrary to popular belief, local businesses are competitive with the multinationals--and gaining ground every day. Shuman highlights numerous trends that are making the old "bigger is better" economies of scale argument obsolete, and he describes a variety of innovative strategies these businesses are using to successfully compete with their over-sized competitors. He also shows how consumers, investors, and policymakers can support their own communities by "going local." The Small-Mart Revolution offers a robust alternative to "go-go" globalization, one that nurtures the creative capacities of local businesses and enables communities everywhere to thrive.
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Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 1442954019
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Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 1442954272
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Riane Eisler
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 442
ISBN-13: 144296412X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Many people are fed up with cold-hearted economic rules and practices. This book offers a holistic model for economics that goes beyond the confines of conventional models. It invites us to leave behind our preconceived notions and to change our economic systems - and lives - in ways that meet human needs and aspirations.
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Total Pages: 574
ISBN-13: 1442997117
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Michael H. Shuman
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2006-07-06
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1576753867
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Defenders of massive multinational chains like Wal-Mart and Fortune 500 big business argue that, like it or not, there is no alternative. Their huge scale and international reach, they claim, make them more efficient and profitable, better able to deliver value, and an uncontested boon for the job market. According to the big boys, locally owned small businesses are simply quaint remnants of the past, unable to compete in the global economy. But in The Small-Mart Revolution, Michael Shuman shows that the benefits these mega-stores and huge corporations supposedly deliver to communities are illusory. Crunch the numbers and you'll find that locally owned businesses turn out to be much more reliable generators of good jobs, economic growth, tax dollars, community wealth, charitable contributions, social stability, and political participation. Unlike their global competitors, they do this without massive tax breaks and subsidies that often put local economies in a permanent hole. Plus, contrary to popular belief, local businesses are competitive with the multinationals--and gaining ground every day. Shuman highlights numerous trends that are making the old "bigger is better" economies of scale argument obsolete, and he describes a variety of innovative strategies these businesses are using to successfully compete with their over-sized competitors. He also shows how consumers, investors, and policymakers can support their own communities by "going local." The Small-Mart Revolution offers a robust alternative to "go-go" globalization, one that nurtures the creative capacities of local businesses and enables communities everywhere to thrive.
Author: Alan G. Robinson
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published: 2009-01-26
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 1442962348
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The authors lay out a plan to tap into the full power of employee ideas and how to deal with them effectively during times of flagging profits, increasing competition, budget cuts, and layoffs.
Author: John Perkins
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Published: 2004-11-09
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 1576755126
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Perkins, a former chief economist at a Boston strategic-consulting firm, confesses he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinationals cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American business.