Is Wal-Mart Good for America? (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
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as posted by the channelAn inside look into the controversy over the Wal-Mart way of doing business, investigating whether the retail giant changed the American economy. (Aired 2004)
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In "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?," FRONTLINE offered two starkly contrasting images: one of empty storefronts in Circleville, Ohio, where the local TV manufacturing plant had closed down; the other, a sea of high rises in the South China boomtown of Shenzhen. The connection between American job losses and soaring Chinese exports? Wal-Mart. Through interviews with retail executives, product manufacturers, economists and trade experts, correspondent Hedrick Smith does a deep dive into the company’s business practices.
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CHAPTERS:
Prologue - 00:00
Wal-Mart’s Retail Power - 01:17
Muscling Manufacturers - 11:41
What’s Behind Wal-Mart’s Low Prices - 18:57
The Rise of “Made in China” - 28:26
Losing Jobs in U.S. Manufacturing - 40:11
Credits - 53:12
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