The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization
"A brilliant guide for the here and now."---The New York Times Book Review In this vivid portrait of the new business world, Thomas L. Friedman shows how technology, capital, and information are transforming the global marketplace, leveling old geographic and geopolitical boundaries. With bold...
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"A brilliant guide for the here and now."---The New York Times Book Review In this vivid portrait of the new business world, Thomas L. Friedman shows how technology, capital, and information are transforming the global marketplace, leveling old geographic and geopolitical boundaries. With bold reporting and acute analysis, Friedman dramatizes the conflict between globalizing forces and local cultures, and he shows why a balance between progress and the preservation of ancient traditions will ensure a better future for all. The Lexus and the Olive Tree is an indispensable look at power and big change in the age of globalization.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781250013743 (1250013747)
Publish date: August 21st 2012
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
History,
Academic,
Business,
Economics,
Journalism,
Culture,
Politics,
College,
Sociology,
Political Science
I am genuinely interested in this, but I'm currently completely lost on page xiii, so no high hopes for getting through this.UPDATE 1 WEEK LATER: Aii, no can do, amigo. Skipped ahead to Chapter 1, liked some of it, but wanted to like it more. Then I got an email from the Library that the following b...
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