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A brilliant analysis of globalization, the most important socioeconomic trend nowadays, and how it has effects on everything we do - economically, politically, and culturally - in another country and at home. As overseas affairs columnist for The NY Times, Thomas L. Friedman crisscrosses the world communicating with the world's economical and political leaders, and confirming, as only they can, on what he recognizes. Now he has used his years of experience as a reporter and columnist to make a pithy, trenchant, riveting go through the worldwide market pushes that are generating today's economies and how they are participating in out both internationally and locally. Globalization is the technologically driven manifestation of free-market capitalism, and therefore is essentially an American creation. It offers irrevocably changed just how business is done and has lifted living standards across the world. But powerful local pushes - of religion, race, ethnicity, and ethnical individuality - are in competition with technology for the hearts and minds of the societies. Finding the proper balance between the Lexus and the olive tree is the great game of globalization - and the best theme of Friedman's challenging, provocative e book, essential reading for everyone who care about how exactly the world really works.
