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Wal-Marts' ubiquity presents a potential problem for policymakers
confronting local issues (zoning, infrastructure, taxation, etc.)
which influence the location of new stores. Despite a proliferation
of Wal-Mart related writing, the consensus among researchers
writing peer review work is far less conclusive than either the
critics or advocates of the retailer contend. This makes
disentangling the effect of Wal-Mart on local economies increasing
difficult. While there have been other books on Wal-Mart, none has
provided scholarly economic analysis of the impact of this retail
giant. The Local Economic Impact of Wal-Mart is the first to fill
this gap with a critical review of the existing literature; it also
provides significant empirical evidence which highlights important
questions. This book will be a critical addition for all
collections in Business, Economics, Political Science, and
Sociology. "The author is interested in facts. He asks the right
questions and provides the answers that thorough research suggests.
He surveys the weight of evidence and analysis in the existing
literature, and adds some informed insights of his own. This is
what good economists are supposed to do. There are no wild claims
or hidden agendas here. This book is a triumph of empiricism over
mysticism." - Lawrence W. Reed, President, Mackinac Center for
Public Policy, Midland, Michigan
My inspiration for doing this journal and writing this book is
basically an outlet to have a say. Never have been one to get up in
front of a group of people and speak. I always had this excellent
memory and writing was a way for me to get it out and so, I decided
to do just that. So many times down through the years I was told by
friends and even some professional people, I should write a book.
My attempt to live in a normal family, from the time I was very
young, it was never destined to happen. That's just the way it was,
a higher power was and is the ruler over that. The thing that most
people take for granted, family, has always been a missing link in
my life. As a result, I have to talk mostly about experiences;
things; hobbies; friends etc. and that is why you will find the
absence of family in the context of my story. I would have loved to
have had family to be a part of my life. When I retired from the
Teamster via the BOEING Co. in October 1995, I already had work to
go to immediately and worked clear into 2002. My Mother passed away
in August 1999 and she had lived a full life to 95 years of age.
Even though I had 3 daughters living and doing their thing in
different parts of the country, at that particular time, my
relationship with 2 of them was minimal and non-existent with the
3rd. After having moved up to Camano Island in 2003 and planning to
stay there permanently, well.......it turned out that wasn't what I
really wanted after I got there and only lived there for 10 months,
sold that house, packed up all my stuff and hauled it to Texas. I
had decided I would make an attempt to live near my oldest
daughter. It would at least give me a chance to maybe have a bond
with my flesh and blood once in awhile. It worked in the very short
term till she changed jobs and moved to Dallas. Too little, too
late, it was not in the cards. At this point my oldest daughter and
I have a pleasant relationship even though we see each other maybe
twice a year. Flying up to my home area in Washington state once or
twice a year is one of the things I really look forward to. I have
some real solid friends in Washington that will always be my best
friends. I'm really a Lucky Guy Mike Hicks
The most pressing question facing the small and mid-sized cities of
America's industrial heartland is how to reinvent themselves.
Once-thriving communities in the Northeastern and Midwestern U. S.
have decayed sharply as the high-wage manufacturing jobs that
provided the foundation for their prosperity disappeared. A few
larger cities had the resources to adjust, but most smaller places
that relied on factory work have struggled to do so. Unless and
until they find new economic roles for themselves, the small cities
will continue to decline. Reinventing these smaller cities is a
tall order. A few might still function as nodes of industrial
production. But landing a foreign-owned auto manufacturer or a
green energy plant hardly solves every problem. The new jobs will
not be unionized and thus will not pay nearly as much as the
positions lost. The competition among localities for high-tech and
knowledge economy firms is intense. Decaying towns with poor
schools and few amenities are hardly in a good position to attract
the "creative-class" workers they need. Getting to the point where
they can lure such companies will require extensive retooling, not
just economically but in terms of their built environment, cultural
character, political economy, and demographic mix. Such changes
often run counter to the historical currents that defined these
places as factory towns. After the Factory examines the fate of
industrial small cities from a variety of angles. It includes
essays from a variety of disciplines that consider the sources and
character of economic growth in small cities. They delve into the
history of industrial small cities, explore the strategies that
some have adopted, and propose new tacks for these communities as
they struggle to move forward in the twenty-first century.
Together, they constitute a unique look at an important and
understudied dimension of urban studies and globalization.
The most pressing question facing the small and mid-sized cities of
America's industrial heartland is how to reinvent themselves.
Once-thriving communities in the Northeastern and Midwestern U. S.
have decayed sharply as the high-wage manufacturing jobs that
provided the foundation for their prosperity disappeared. A few
larger cities had the resources to adjust, but most smaller places
that relied on factory work have struggled to do so. Unless and
until they find new economic roles for themselves, the small cities
will continue to decline. Reinventing these smaller cities is a
tall order. A few might still function as nodes of industrial
production. But landing a foreign-owned auto manufacturer or a
green energy plant hardly solves every problem. The new jobs will
not be unionized and thus will not pay nearly as much as the
positions lost. The competition among localities for high-tech and
knowledge economy firms is intense. Decaying towns with poor
schools and few amenities are hardly in a good position to attract
the "creative-class" workers they need. Getting to the point where
they can lure such companies will require extensive retooling, not
just economically but in terms of their built environment, cultural
character, political economy, and demographic mix. Such changes
often run counter to the historical currents that defined these
places as factory towns. After the Factory examines the fate of
industrial small cities from a variety of angles. It includes
essays from a variety of disciplines that consider the sources and
character of economic growth in small cities. They delve into the
history of industrial small cities, explore the strategies that
some have adopted, and propose new tacks for these communities as
they struggle to move forward in the twenty-first century.
Together, they constitute a unique look at an important and
understudied dimension of urban studies and globalization.
My inspiration for doing this journal and writing this book is
basically an outlet to have a say. Never have been one to get up in
front of a group of people and speak. I always had this excellent
memory and writing was a way for me to get it out and so, I decided
to do just that. So many times down through the years I was told by
friends and even some professional people, I should write a book.
My attempt to live in a normal family, from the time I was very
young, it was never destined to happen. That's just the way it was,
a higher power was and is the ruler over that. The thing that most
people take for granted, family, has always been a missing link in
my life. As a result, I have to talk mostly about experiences;
things; hobbies; friends etc. and that is why you will find the
absence of family in the context of my story. I would have loved to
have had family to be a part of my life. When I retired from the
Teamster via the BOEING Co. in October 1995, I already had work to
go to immediately and worked clear into 2002. My Mother passed away
in August 1999 and she had lived a full life to 95 years of age.
Even though I had 3 daughters living and doing their thing in
different parts of the country, at that particular time, my
relationship with 2 of them was minimal and non-existent with the
3rd. After having moved up to Camano Island in 2003 and planning to
stay there permanently, well.......it turned out that wasn't what I
really wanted after I got there and only lived there for 10 months,
sold that house, packed up all my stuff and hauled it to Texas. I
had decided I would make an attempt to live near my oldest
daughter. It would at least give me a chance to maybe have a bond
with my flesh and blood once in awhile. It worked in the very short
term till she changed jobs and moved to Dallas. Too little, too
late, it was not in the cards. At this point my oldest daughter and
I have a pleasant relationship even though we see each other maybe
twice a year. Flying up to my home area in Washington state once or
twice a year is one of the things I really look forward to. I have
some real solid friends in Washington that will always be my best
friends. I'm really a Lucky Guy Mike Hicks
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