TY - BOOK AU - Friedman,Thomas L TI - The Lexus and the olive tree: understanding globalization SN - 9781250013743 (paperback) AV - HF1359 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Picador KW - International economic relations KW - Free trade KW - Capitalism KW - Social aspects KW - Technological innovations KW - Economic aspects KW - Intercultural communication KW - Globalization KW - United States KW - Foreign economic relations N1 - Includes index; Foreword to the 2000 edition -- Opening scene : the world is ten years old -- The new system -- Information arbitrage -- The Lexus and the olive tree -- ... And the walls came tumbling down -- Microchip Immune Deficiency -- The golden straitjacket -- The electronic herd -- DOScapital 6.0 -- Globalution -- Shapers, adapters and other new ways of thinking about power -- Buy Taiwan, hold Italy, sell France -- The golden arches theory of conflict prevention -- Demolition man -- Winners take all -- The backlash -- The groundswell -- Rational exuberance -- Revolution is U.S. -- If you want to speak to a human being, press 1 -- There is a way forward ER -