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Is Wal-Mart good for America? /

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Examines Wal-Mart's importation of Chinese goods into the United States. Discusses that while some economists credit Wal-Mart's focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving the massive overseas shift to China in the produc...

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Corporate Authors: WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), PBS Video
Other Authors: Smith, Hedrick, Young, Rick
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Subjects:
Wal-Mart (Firm)
Discount houses (Retail trade) > United States.
Discount houses (Retail trade) > Social aspects > United States.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Examines Wal-Mart's importation of Chinese goods into the United States. Discusses that while some economists credit Wal-Mart's focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving the massive overseas shift to China in the production of American consumer goods, resulting in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and a lower standard of living in the U.S.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD or DVD-R.
Audience:SOCI.
Production Credits:Editor, Carol Slatkin ; camera, David Smith, Mitchell Farkas ; music, Eric Kaye.