Tescopoly

You can shop anywhere you like - as long as it's Tesco. The inexorable rise of supermarkets is big news but have we really taken on board what this means for our daily lives, and those of our children? In this searing analysis Andrew Simms, director of the acclaimed think-and-do-tank the New Economics Foundation and the person responsible for introducing 'Clone Towns' into our vernacular, tackles a subject none of us can afford to ignore. The book shows how the supermarkets - and Tesco in particular - have brought: Banality - homogenized high streets full of clone stores; Ghost towns - superstores have drained the life from our town centres and communities; A Supermarket State - this new commercial nanny state that knows more about you than you think; Profits from poverty - shelves full of global plunder, produced for a pittance; and, Global food domination - as the superstores expand overseas. But there's change afoot, with evidence of the tide turning and consumer campaigns gaining ground. Simms ends with suggestions for change and corporate reformation to safeguard our communities and environment - all over the world. This book has been written and published independently from the Tescopoly Alliance and is not endorsed by them.

ISBN 1845295110   Pages 256 ISBN13 9781845295110 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 315 Publisher Constable and Robinson   Published in London Imprint Constable   Height (mm) 200 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 130 Publication date 29 Mar 2007   Spine width (mm) 24 DEWEY 381.149   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

		Introduction : every little helps		1
1		Identity theft		17
2		Welcome to the dead zone : the rise of the giant retailers		51
3		Any shop you like, as long as it's Tesco : how one store came out on top		86
4		Land, money, goods - and how to get them		119
5		Parasitic retail : why too many chain stores kill communities		144
6		A global plan : why scale matters		177
7		Profiting from poverty : shelves full of global plunder		203
8		How much is enough?		231
9		Win back where you live		256
10		Freshening the dragon's breath : corporate responsibility and the role of regulators		282
11		The birth of something better		309

"'Creative and compelling' The Guardian 'This book should be essential reading' Robert Watson, Head of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 'A compelling argument...find out you really owes what to whom' Tony Juniper, Friends of the Earth."

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