Walmart and Values: Painting the Town Red?

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Charles J. Courtmanche, Assistant Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: This essay explores the relationship between commerce and culture in the context of the recent debate over the social effect of Wal-Mart. In spite of much public debate, little is known about how Wal-Mart affects values. Using data collected from multiple sources, we show there is little evidence that Wal-Mart makes communities more conservative or more progressive.

Additional Information

Publication
Business and Politics, 2009, 11(2), Article 5.
Language: English
Date: 2009
Keywords
Walmart, social capital, community, values

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