Wal-Mart's first international venture was in Mexico in 1991 and, in economic terms, it has been an outstanding success.

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Wal-Mart's first international venture was in Mexico in 1991 and, in economic terms, it has been an outstanding success. The company now is Mexico's most important retailer and largest private employer, with almost 150,000 workers. However, points out Indiana University professor James Biles, a specialist in economic geography, the "Walmartization" of Mexico has had a significant effect on the country's small-scale agricultural producers. Fifty...