Retail Sector Concentration, Local Economic Structure, and Community Well-Being

Autor:	Martha Crowley, Kevin Stainback
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science Local economy 0502 economics and business 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Community well being 021107 urban & regional planning Economic organization 02 engineering and technology Economic geography Sociology 050207 economics Retail sector
Zdroj:	Annual Review of Sociology. 45:321-343
ISSN:	1545-2115 0360-0572
Popis:	The rise and expansion of large retail firms mark a significant shift in economic organization across communities in the United States. In this article, we describe this shift and discuss implications for local economic structure and community well-being. We present theoretical perspectives on the concentration of productive resources and review findings from empirical studies linking retail-sector concentration to wages, jobs, and small firms as well as a host of community well-being outcomes, such as poverty, civic participation, health, and crime. Although most scholarly and public attention to this issue has focused on understanding impacts of Walmart in particular, our review seeks to highlight more general processes of rationalization, concentration, and a changing industrial structure. We conclude with a critique and directions for future research.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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