{"product_id":"walmart-in-china-hardback-9780801450204","title":"Walmart in China (Hardback) 9780801450204","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWalmart in China\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnita Chan (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801450204\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnita Chan's newly edited book, \u003ci\u003eWalmart in China\u003c\/i\u003e, is one of the best academic works on Chinese labor in recent years..As one of the finest scholarly works generated from international cooperation, this book opens at least two important areas for further exploration. First, labor relations in Walmart stores are worth further ethnographic exploration. Second, it would be interesting to study the evolving role of trade unions since the CCP-led state has emphasized trade union reform and wage bargaining from 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e - Chris King-Chi Chan (The China Journal) \u003cp\u003eThe authors demonstrate how the sheer scale of Walmart intimidates suppliers into accepting tight lead times, leading to illegally long working hours, an increase in outsourcing, and an atmosphere of insecurity and powerlessness at almost all levels in the supply chain.... Chan and her fellow contributors provide labour activists with considerable food for thought, and—who knows—maybe even a few sleepless nights for some of the most committed antitrade union executives on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e - Tim Pringle (British Journal of Industrial Relations) \u003cp\u003eThe book provides a multidimensional analysis of Walmartization in China.... The essays show some optimism for the future of Walmart's labour movement, with critical suggestions provided for key parties.\u003c\/p\u003e - Xuebing Cao (Work, Employment \u0026amp; Society) \u003cp\u003eThe book's contributors used cloak-and-dagger fieldwork skills to provide a sharp picture of labor conditions at Walmart's suppliers and in its Chinese stores. They show that the company's Ethical Standards Program has done little to prevent sweatshop-like abuses among its suppliers. On the other hand, its store employees have taken easily to the corporate culture, whose Christian- and rural-inflected ethos meshes with Chinese traditions of moral exhortation, mutual surveillance, and the pursuit of personal ambition through collective service.\u003c\/p\u003e - Andrew J. Nathan (Foreign Affairs) \u003cp\u003eThis is a skillfully crafted account of the phenomenon known as the Walmartization of China. All the chapters are nicely woven together in a cohesive whole, a rare feat and noteworthy achievement. It is informative, insightful, and so very timely. I would strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to understand theglobal supply chain and how the growing dominance of retailing over manufacturing is shaping the world we live in. It will appeal to a wide audience, ranging from academics, managers, and businesspeople to anyone that has ever come into contact with Walmart.\u003c\/p\u003e - Maria N. DaCosta (China Review International)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalmart and \"Made in China\" are practically synonymous; Walmart imports some 70 percent of its merchandise from China. \u003c\/b\u003eWalmart is now also rapidly becoming a major retail presence there, with close to two hundred Walmarts in more than a hundred Chinese cities. What happens when the world's biggest retailer and the world's biggest country do business with each other? In this book, a group of thirteen experts from several disciplines examine the symbiotic but strained relationship between these giants. The book shows how Walmart began cutting costs by bypassing its American suppliers and sourcing directly from Asia and how Walmart's sheer size has trumped all other multinationals in squeezing procurement prices and, as a by-product, driving down Chinese workers' wages. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina is also an inviting frontier for Walmart's global superstore expansion. As China's middle class grows, the chain's Western image and affordable goods have become popular. Walmart's Arkansas headquarters exports to the Chinese stores a unique corporate culture and management ideology, which oddly enough are reminiscent of Mao-era Chinese techniques for promoting loyalty. Three chapters separately detail the lives of a Walmart store manager, a lower-level store supervisor, and a cashier. Another chapter focuses on employees' wages, \"voluntary\" overtime, and the stores' strict labor discipline. In 2006, the official Chinese trade union targeted Walmart, which is antilabor in its home country, and succeeded in setting up union branches in all the stores. Walmart in China reveals the surprising outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: When the World's Largest Company Encounters the World's Biggest Country\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Anita Chan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: The Walmart Supply Chain\u003c\/b\u003e1. Walmart's Long March to China: How a Mid-American Retailer Came to Stake Its Future on the Chinese Economy\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Nelson Lichtenstein\u003c\/i\u003e2. Outsourcing in China: Walmart and Chinese Manufacturers\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Xue Hong\u003c\/i\u003e3. Walmartization, Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Labor Standards of Toy Factories in South China\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Yu Xiaomin and Pun Ngai\u003c\/i\u003e4. Made in China: Work and Wages in Walmart Supplier Factories\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Anita Chan and Kaxton Siu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: The Walmart Stores\u003c\/b\u003e5. Corporate Cadres: Management and Corporate Culture at Walmart China\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby David J. Davies\u003c\/i\u003e6. A Store Manager's Success Story\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby David J. Davies and Taylor Seeman\u003c\/i\u003e7. Practicing Cheer: The Diary of a Low-Level Supervisor at a Walmart China Store\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Scott E. Myers and Anita Chan\u003cbr\u003e Translation by Scott E. Myers\u003c\/i\u003e8. Working in Walmart, Kunming: Technology, Outsourcing, and Retail Globalization\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Eileen M. Otis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Walmart Trade Unions\u003c\/b\u003e9. Unionizing Chinese Walmart Stores\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Anita Chan\u003c\/i\u003e10. Did Unionization Make a Difference? Work Conditions and Trade Union Activities at Chinese Walmart Stores\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Jonathan Unger, Diana Beaumont, and Anita Chan\u003c\/i\u003e11. Workers and Communities versus Walmart: A Comparison of Organized Resistance in the United States and China\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Katie Quan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"ILR Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52541629366552,"sku":"9780801450204","price":85.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/walmart-in-china-hardback-9780801450204","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}