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The Price of a Bargain: The Quest for Cheap and the Death of Globalization
The Price of a Bargain The Quest for Cheap and the Death of Globalization Author:Gordon Laird In this book, Laird traces the bargain ? that touchstone of American culture ? from its humble dollar-store origins to its recent role as global juggernaut. Along the way, he discovers that much of today?s collapsing consumer economy is dangerously dependant upon unsustainable labor, transport, resources, trade imbalances, and consumer debt. Thr... more »ough interviews with everyone from box store executives to illegal immigrants, a single question emerges: Is the Wal-Mart culture sustainable on a global level? From Asia?s factory borderlands to rural Mexico, from Las Vegas to the Arctic Circle, Lairdexplores the hidden revolution of discounting, and the promise and consequence of everyday low prices. http://www.gordonlaird.com/« less