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Enterprise and Society 2009 10(4):866-868; doi:10.1093/es/khp057
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Lichtenstein, Nelson, ed. Wal-Mart: The Face of Twenty-First Century Capitalism
Lichtenstein, Nelson, ed. Wal-Mart: The Face of Twenty-First Century Capitalism. London: The New Press, 2006. xv + 249 pp. ISBN 1-59558-021-2, $21.95 (paper)
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This text will appeal to undergraduates, postgraduates, and academic researchers who seek critical perspectives on the historical development of "big-box" retailing. The book is a multidisciplinary effort that brings together attorneys, historians, sociologists, economists, not-for-profit executives, community organizers, and specialists in business ethics and women's studies. The book is the product of the 2004 conference held at the University of California, entitled "Wal-Mart: Template for Twenty-First Century Capitalism?". In Chapter1, Lichtenstein leans heavily on Peter Drucker's The Concept of the Corporation to argue that each era is shaped by a dominant
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