Amazon

This SDG seeks to examine the creation, growth, and impact of Amazon both as a business entity and as a cultural and political force. The core book is Fulfillment Winning and Losing in One-Click America by Alec MacGillis. The book has been widely praised and through interviews, investigative reporting and vignettes from across the country MacGillis tells the story of how Amazon works at the ground level, from the working conditions to its market strategies, to its political operations. Amazon has not only grown its retail and wholesale operations but created other significant cloud based businesses which are all having a deep impact upon communities throughout the country. This SDG will seek to answer the question of whether Amazon is good, bad, or indifferent. Further it will look at how should communities and governments respond to Amazon and its challenges.