Al Norman
Al Norman is the founder of Sprawl- Busters, a noted anti-sprawl activism organization.
He achieved national notice in 1993 during a protracted battle to prevent a Wal- Mart store from being opened in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
Norman is the author of three books" The Case Against Wal- Mart"( 2004) and" Slam- Dunking Wal- Mart!"( 1999) about grassroots activism fighting retail development.
His most recent book is" Occupy Walmart", published in May 2012 a collection of essays published on The Huffington Post.
Norman has appeared on 60 Minutes, Nightline, The Osgood File, and in hundreds of local newspapers across the nation.
" Forbes" magazine called Norman" Wal- Mart's# 1 enemy."
His work has been featured in such documentaries as" The High Cost of Low Prices Store WarsWal- Mart Nation", and" Talking to the Wal".
Norman says that over the past two decades he has helped stopped more big box projects than any other person on the globe.
Robert Price
Robert Price or Bob Price may refer to:
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
Wal- Mart: The High Cost of Low Price is a 2005 documentary film by director Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films.
The film presents a negative picture of Walmart's business practices through interviews with former employees, small business owners, and footage of Walmart executives.
Greenwald also uses statistics interspersed between interview footage, to provide an objective analysis of the effects Walmart has on individuals and communities.
Cost of Living Allowance (U.S. Military)
Cost of Living Allowance( COLA) is an entitlement given to military servicemen and women United States military living in high- cost areas or stationed overseas.
It is intended to compensate service members for the high cost of living at certain duty stations.
COLA is also given to other US government employees living abroad, dependent upon agency.
The Wal-Mart Effect
The Wal- Mart Effect is a 2006 book by business journalist Charles Fishman, a senior editor at" Fast Company" magazine, which describes local and global economic effects attributable to the retail chain Walmart.
In the book, Fishman writes that Walmart is arguably the world's most important privately controlled economic institution, and that the phrase" the Wal- Mart effect" is shorthand for a wide range of both positive and negative impacts on consumers resulting from how Walmart does its business.
He describes these effects as including the suburbanization of the local shopping experience, the driving down of local prices for all everyday necessities, the draining of the viability of the traditional local shopping areas, a continual downward pressure on local wages, the consolidation of consumer product companies aiming to match Walmart's scale, a continual downward pressure on inflation, and a new and continual cost scrutiny at a wide range of businesses enabling them to survive on thinner profit margins.
Fishman concludes that Walmart is" beyond the market forces that capitalism relies on to enforce fair play[ and] is n't subject to the market forces because it's creating them."
Fishman did not coin the phrase Wal- Mart effect.
It has been traced back to 1990, when journalist Julie Morris used it in a" USA Today" story.
Following the publication of" The Wal- Mart Effect", Walmart commissioned its own study of the phenomenon from Global Insight, a research and consulting company.
" The Wal- Mart Effect" was among several books documenting and analyzing the economic effects of Walmart on local economies: others have included" The Local Economic Impact of Walmart" by economist Michael J. Hicks, and" Walmart: The Face Of Twenty- First- Century Capitalism" by American labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein.
Since the release of" The Wal- Mart Effect", journalists, economists and others have documented additional Walmart effects.
In 2013, the Democratic staff of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce released a report called" Wal- Mart's The Low ‐ Wage Drag on Our Economy: Wal ‐ Mart's low wages and their effect on taxpayers and economic growth", which analyzed Walmart's effect on U.S. government finances and concluded that each Wal- Mart store with at least 300 employees costs taxpayers between$ 900,000 and$ 1.75 million per year for social services for its workers, such as healthcare, Section 8 housing programs, subsidized school lunches and earned income tax credits.
La Habanera
La Habanera is a 1937 German melodramatic feature film directed by Detlef Sierck( later Douglas Sirk).
Zarah Leander, recently signed by UFA, is the main star in the lead role of Astrée Sternhjelm and performs its title song," La Habanera".
Like many of her films of this era, it proved an enormous box office success.
The High Cost of Loving
The High Cost of Loving is a 1958 comedy film directed by and starring Jose Ferrer.
It marked the film debut of Gena Rowlands.
Margaret Price (disambiguation)
Margaret Price or Maggie Price may refer to:
The High Cost of Loving
The High Cost of Loving is a 1958 comedy film directed by and starring Jose Ferrer.
It marked the film debut of Gena Rowlands.
LA7
LA- 7 or LA 7 can refer to:

Question: Which film came out earlier, Wal-Mart: The High Cost Of Low Price or La Habanera?
Answer: La Habanera