Wal-Mart · the Face of Twenty-First-Century Capitalism by Lichtenstein, Nelson -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Acknowledgments Preface History, Culture, Capitalism ONE - Wal-Mart: A Template for Twenty-First-Century Capitalism

The Wal-Mart Phenomenon Why Is Wal-Mart So Big? Wal-Mart’s Asian Empire Wal-Mart vs. New Deal America Culture and Ideology A Tale of Two Countries Working at Wal-Mart Reforming the Wal-Mart Template

TWO - Woolworth to Wal-Mart: Mass Merchandising and the Changing Culture of Consumption

Department Stores: The First Mass Merchandisers Mail-Order Houses: The Technology of Retail Factories The Chaining of America: System and Opposition The Rise of Self-Service What’s New About Wal-Mart?

THREE - It Came from Bentonville: The Agrarian Origins of Wal-Mart Culture

The Wal-Mart Paradox The Ozarks: Wal-Mart Country What’s the Matter with Arkansas? Antimonopolism in Wal-Mart Country The Chain Menace Attack of the Independents The Boss as Everyman Founding Father Redeeming a Nation of Clerks “Like a Family”

FOUR - Growth Through Knowledge: Wal-Mart, High Technology, and the Ever Less ... A Global Corporation FIVE - Making Global Markets: Wal-Mart and Its Suppliers

Introduction: The Wal-Mart Effect Market Making and Retail Power: A Conceptual Overview The Evolution of the Retail Power, 1960–1990 Wal-Mart and Its Suppliers Conclusion: The Coming Era of Global Procurement?

SIX - The Wal-Mart Effect and the New Face of Capitalism: Labor Market and ...

Post-Fordism: Transforming Consumers and Communities The Wal-Mart Effect The Wal-Mart Effect in Historical Perspective

SEVEN - Wal-Mart and the Logistics Revolution

The Growth of Manufactured Imports to the United States The Rise of the West Coast Ports The Logistics Revolution and the West Coast Ports Wal-Mart’s Logistics Expertise The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The Importance of Retailers in Ocean Shipping Impact on Labor The Politics of the West Coast Ports Lockout Implications for Fighting Back

EIGHT - Wal-Mart in Mexico: The Limits of Growth

Introduction Retail Employment: Comparing Mexico and the United States Wal-Mart in Mexico Conclusions

Working at Wal-Mart NINE - Making the New Shop Floor: Wal-Mart, Labor Control, and the History of ... TEN - Patriarchy at the Checkout Counter: The Dukes v.Wal-Mart Stores Inc., ...

A Summary of Plaintiffs’ Claims Unequal Pay for Women The Promotion Hierarchy at Wal-Mart Central Control and Culture The Court’s Findings

ELEVEN - How to Squeeze More out of a Penny

Centralization The Store Manager Scheduling Pressures at Work Information Technology Promotions and Staffing The Wal-Mart Culture—Squeezing Pennies and Shaming Workers Conclusion

TWELVE - A Wal-Mart Workers Association? An Organizing Plan

Breakthrough in China? Minority Unionism Majority Unionism? The Wal-Mart Organizing Problem Organizing a Wal-Mart Workers Association The Importance of Organizing Ex-Workers Building a Community Alliance to Support Worker Organizing What Is to Be Done?

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