Title
Wal-Mart Of World-Mart? A Teaching Case Study
Keywords
Cultural homogenization; Globalization; Labor unions; Multinational corporations; Retail; Sweatshops; Teaching economics; Wal-Mart; Working poor
Abstract
This teaching case study aims to draw out discussion in a variety of classes about the responsibilities of large corporations and their role in society. The authors provide a profile and a set of questions about Wal-Mart, the largest corporation in the world. Ultimately, the purpose of the study is to provoke discussions about the marketplace, social welfare, cultural homogenization, labor, and economic structure and agency in the context of expanding global corporate influence in society. © 2003 Union for Radical Political Economics.
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Publication Title
Review of Radical Political Economics
Volume
35
Issue
4
Number of Pages
513-533
Document Type
Review
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1177/0486613403257808
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
1842710272 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/1842710272
STARS Citation
Jaques, Peter; Thomas, Rebecca; and Foster, Daniel, "Wal-Mart Of World-Mart? A Teaching Case Study" (2003). Scopus Export 2000s. 2042.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/2042