Michael Hicks, an associate professor of economics at Air Force Institute of Technology, has a new book on Wal-Mart out this week from Cambria Press titled The Local Economic Impact of Wal-Mart. I have not read the book yet, but the table of contents looks interesting and quite balanced. I should be receiving a copy in the mail shortly and hope to post a review when I have an opportunity.

For those of you who have read Unleashing Capitalism, you'll remember Mike as an author of a chapter on civil litigation and a co-author of another chapter (with Bill Shughart) on business subsidies.