The Big Thirst
- 388pages
- 14 heures de lecture
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 Livres
Charles Fishman explore le fonctionnement interne des organisations, familières comme secrètes, pour éclairer leur mode opératoire. Son reportage sur l'eau pour "The Big Thirst" l'a mené dans des lieux extraordinaires, des réservoirs d'eaux usées aux sources immaculées, offrant des perspectives profondes sur une ressource vitale. Fishman est réputé pour sa capacité à démystifier les systèmes complexes, comme en témoigne son best-seller "The Wal-Mart Effect", devenu une lecture incontournable pour comprendre le vaste impact de la corporation. Par des descriptions saisissantes et une approche investigative, Fishman plonge les lecteurs au cœur des enjeux cruciaux qui façonnent notre monde.
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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