Part 9

Quiz for Document P9-4: Charles Fishman, The Wal-Mart You Don’t Know (2003)

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Question 1

According to Charles Fishman, Wal-Mart is able to dictate global prices on goods through itsA. dominance of global finance.
B. global political connections.
C. large retail market share.
D. resistance to labor unions.

Question 2

What, according to Fishman, are the consequences on labor of Wal-Mart’s policy to lower the cost of retail goods?A. Management positions increase in numbers.
B. Manufacturing jobs are lost to overseas imports.
C. Union bargaining power decreases.
D. Wages decrease buying power.

Question 3

Fishman’s article on Wal-Mart best supports which of the following statements on the globalization of manufacturing?A. Globalization created greater choice for consumers.
B. Manufacturing wages generally benefited from lower consumer costs.
C. Prices and wages have been generally depressed for American workers.
D. The quality of consumer goods was improved by global manufacturing.