Small Towns and Big Business comprehensively examines the phenomenon of local protests against Wal-Mart superstores. Using fieldwork and archival sources, Halebsky situates these protests in the context of economic restructuring and the expansion of retailing; explains how some …
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"Small Towns and Big Business uses fieldwork and archival sources to comprehensively examine these controversies and the underlying issues. while Wal-Mart is usually able to site its stores at its preferred locations, in some cases local opponents have been able to thwart its pl…
"Small Towns and Big Business uses fieldwork and archival sources to comprehensively examine these controversies and the underlying issues. while Wal-Mart is usually able to site its stores at its preferred locations, in some cases local opponents have been able to thwart its pl…
Small towns often play critical roles in regional economic systems. The authors of this volume show how small towns can meet the challenge of a globalized world, and they use case studies to introduce movements, programs, and strategies capable of effectively promoting local cul…
Diese Studie stellt die zeitdiagnostische Frage nach dem "Stand der Demokratie" in der Kleinstadt. Antworten darauf werden am Fall der Stadt Luchow (10.500 Einwohner) in Brandenburg gesucht. Das Ergebnis der empirischen Rekonstruktion ist, dass es in der Lokalpolitik nicht allei…
