The Lexus and the olive tree /

The Lexus and the olive tree /

A brilliant investigation of globalization, the most significant socioeconomic trend in the world today, and how it is affecting everything we do-economically, politically, and culturally-abroad and at home. As foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman crisscrosses the glo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Friedman, Thomas L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Anchor Books, ©2000
Edition:1st Anchor books ed
Subjects:
International economic relations
Free trade
Capitalism > Social aspects
Technological innovations > Economic aspects
Technological innovations > Social aspects
Intercultural communication
Globalization
United States > Foreign economic relations
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Table of Contents:
  • Opening scene, The world is ten years old
  • Seeing the system: New system
  • Information arbitrage
  • Lexus and the olive tree
  • ... And the walls came tumbling down
  • Microchip immune deficiency
  • Golden straitjacket
  • Electronic herd
  • Plugging into the system: DOScapital 6.0
  • Globalution
  • Shapers, adapters and other new ways of thinking about power
  • Buy Taiwan, hold Italy, sell France
  • Golden arches theory of conflict prevention
  • Demolition man
  • Winners take all
  • Backlash against the system: Backlash
  • Groundswell
  • America and the system: Rational exuberance
  • Revolution is U.S.
  • If you want to speak to a human being, press 1
  • There is a way forward

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