The Big Thirst
- 388 stránek
- 14 hodin čtení
An examination of the passing of the golden age of water and the shocking facts about how water scarcity will soon be a major factor in our lives.
Charles Fishman Knihy
Charles Fishman se ve své novinářské práci zaměřuje na pronikání do organizací a odhalování jejich fungování. Jeho zkoumání vody pro knihu The Big Thirst ho zavedlo na neobvyklá místa, od odpadních nádrží po prameny minerálních vod, a dokonce mu umožnilo zažít život v odlehlých komunitách. Fishman je známý svým pronikavým pohledem na fungování velkých korporací, jak ukázal ve svém bestselleru The Wal-Mart Effect, který se stal klíčovým dílem pro pochopení vlivu této společnosti. Jeho styl se vyznačuje hlubokým vhledem do témat, která formují náš svět, a dokáže čtenáře vtáhnout do komplexních témat prostřednictvím živých popisů a investigativního přístupu.
Wal-Mart is not just the world's largest company--it is the largest company in the history of the world. It is estimated that the company's low prices save American consumers $10 billion a year--but the #1 employer in 37 states has never let a union in the door. Though 70% of Americans now live within a 15-minute drive of a Wal-Mart, we have not even begun to understand the true power of the company. We know about the lawsuits and the labour protests, but what we don't know is how profoundly the "Wal-Mart effect" is changing our America's economy, our workforce, our communities, and our environment. Journalist Fishman takes us on a behind-the-scenes investigative expedition, interviewing 25 high-level ex-executives and a host of Wal-Mart's suppliers, and journeying to the ports and factories where Wal-Mart's power is warping the very structure of the world's market.--From publisher description
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