01772 a2200265 4500 1135929122 20250317111644.0 250312042006GB 39 eng 9781135929121 Taylor & Francis GBP 56.99 BB 01 eng RGC thema RGC bic BUS069020 bisac SOC002000 bisac SOC026000 bisac 381.14906573 bisac Stanley D. Brunn Wal-Mart World The World's Biggest Corporation in the Global Economy 1 Oxford Routledge 20060831 424 p Now that Wal-Mart has conquered the US, can it conquer the world? As Wal-Mart World shows, the corporation is certainly trying. For a number of years, Wal-Mart has been the largest company in the United States. Now, though, it is the largest company in the world. Its global labor practices and outsourcing strategies represent for many what contemporary economic globalization is all about. But Wal-Mart is not standing still, and is opening up stores everywhere. From Germany to Beijing to Mexico City to Tokyo, more than a billion shoppers can now hunt for bargains at a Wal-Mart superstore. Wal-Mart World is the first book to look at this incredibly important phenomenon in global perspective, with chapters that range from its growth in the US and impact on labor relations here to its fortunes overseas. How Wal-Mart manages this transition in the near future will play a significant role in the determining the character of the global economy. Wal-Mart World's impressively broad scope makes it necessary reading for anyone interested in the global impact of this economic colossus. 7846 7846