McDonalds question

[Liza Featherstone]

McSpotlight is a great site. Also Lots of great information on labor practices and 
other horrors in the book McLibel: Burger Culture on Trial (now I can't remember 
the author, and can't find my copy, sorry). But The McLibel site has a lot of the 
trial transcripts the book draws on.  for McDonald's own take on its 
profitability, and for every new store opened, the company has a  website has 
press releases documenting everything. Failures and poor market share -- 
lamentable performance of the Arch Deluxe, etc.-- the recent  business press in 
general has a lot of good information.  I also have some background articles on 
McD labor history -- I can forward them to you if they're still in electronic form.  
otherwise I'll send cites.

Liza Featherstone

Tony Evans wrote:
> 
> The definitive site is McSpotlight
> Lots of links and info on actions from around the world
> 
> Tony
> 
> Tom Kruse wrote:
> 
>      Dear Listmembers:
> 
>      The frist McDonalds in Cochabamba, Bolivia is to open on
>      Friday.  We are
>      preparing a protest of sorts.  I am writing for help in
>      putting together
>      info.  I have the piece by Liza Featherstonein LBO 86, a
>      couple of list
>      posts, but nothing else.
> 
>      I would greatly appreciate ANY critical infomration on McDs,
>      especially
>      profitability, business and labor practices.
> 
>      Also, I vaguely remember The Economist did a Big Mac index,
>      which compared
>      the cost of Big Macs the world over, as a sort of globalized
>      index of
>      costs/values.  Does anyone have the citation?  We would like
>      to see where
>      Bolivia stands on the global Big Mac index.
> 
>      Many thanks!
> 
>      Tom
> 
>      Tom Kruse
>      Casilla 5812 / Cochabamba, Bolivia
>      Tel/Fax: (591-4) 248242
>      Email: tkruse at albatros.cnb.net