THE SHILS REPORT

MEASURING THE ECONOMIC AND
SOCIOLOGICAL IMPACT OF THE
MEGA-RETAIL DISCOUNT CHAINS ON
SMALL ENTERPRISE IN URBAN, SUBURBAN
AND RURAL COMMUNITIES

Study Director
Edward B. Shils, Ph.D., J.D., LL.M.
George W. Taylor Emeritus Professor
of Entrepreneurial Studies
Director Emeritus, Wharton Entrepreneurial Center
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
February 7, 1997