Walmart in China

Intro -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: When the World's Largest Company Encounters the World's Biggest Country ~ Anita Chan -- Part One: The Walmart Supply Chain -- 1. Walmart's Long March to China: How a Mid-American Retailer Came to Stake Its Future on the Chinese Economy ~ Nelson Lichtenstein -- 2. Outsourcing in China: Walmart and Chinese Manufacturers ~ Xue Hong -- 3. Walmartization, Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Labor Standards of Toy Factories in South China ~ Yu Xiaomin and Pun Ngai -- 4. Made in China: Work and Wages in Walmart Supplier Factories ~ Anita Chan and Kaxton Siu -- Part Two: The Walmart Stores -- 5. Corporate Cadres: Management and Corporate Culture at Walmart China ~ David J. Davies -- 6. A Store Manager's Success Story ~ David J. Davies and Taylor Seeman -- 7. Practicing Cheer: The Diary of a Low-Level Supervisor at a Walmart China Store ~ Scott E. Myers and Anita Chan ~ Translation by Scott E. Myers -- 8. Working in Walmart, Kunming: Technology, Outsourcing, and Retail Globalization ~ Eileen M. Otis -- Part Three: Walmart Trade Unions -- 9. Unionizing Chinese Walmart Stores ~ Anita Chan -- 10. Did Unionization Make a Difference? Work Conditions and Trade Union Activities at Chinese Walmart Stores ~ Jonathan Unger, Diana Beaumont, and Anita Chan -- 11. Workers and Communities versus Walmart: A Comparison of Organized Resistance in the United States and China ~ Katie Quan -- Notes -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.