The Lexus And The Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization

  • Autor: Thomas L. Friedman
  • Narrador: Thomas L. Friedman
  • Editora: Simon & Schuster
  • Duração: 23:01:21
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Sinopse

As the Foreign Affairs columnist for The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman has traveled to the four corners of the globe, interviewing people from all walks of contemporary life -- peasants in the Amazon rain forest, new entrepreneurs in Indonesia, Islamic students in Teheran, and the financial wizards on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley.
Now Friedman has drawn on his years on the road to produce an engrossing and original look at the new international system that, more than anything else, is shaping world affairs today: globalization.
His argument can be summarized quite simply. Globalization is not just a phenomenon and not just a passing trend. It is the international system that replaced the Cold War system. Globalization is the integration of capital, technology and information across national borders, in a way that is creating a single global market and to some degree, a global village. You cannot understand the morning news or know where to invest you money or think about where the world is going unless you understand this new system, which is influencing the domestic policies and international relations of virtually every country in the world today. And once you do understand the world as Friedman explains it, you'll never look at it quite the same way again.
Using original terms and concepts -- from "The Electronic Herd" to "DOScapital 6.0" -- Friedman shows us how to see this new system. With vivid stories, he dramatizes the conflict of "The Lexus and the Olive Tree" -- the tension between the globalization system and ancient forms of culture, geography, tradition and community -- and spells out what we all need to do to keep this system in balance.
Finding the proper balance between the Lexus and the olive tree is the great drama of the globilization era, and the ultimate theme of Friedman's challenging, provocative book -- essential listening for all who care about how the world really works.

Capítulos

  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 41 Part3 Ch15a

    Duração: 28min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 42 Ch15b

    Duração: 14min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 43 Ch15c

    Duração: 19min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 44 Ch16a

    Duração: 21min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 45 Ch16b

    Duração: 26min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 46 Part4 Ch17a

    Duração: 19min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 47 Ch17b

    Duração: 13min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 48 Ch18a

    Duração: 23min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 49 Ch18b

    Duração: 25min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 50 Ch18c

    Duração: 29min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 51 Ch19a

    Duração: 22min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 52 Ch19b

    Duração: 27min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 53 Ch19c

    Duração: 19min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 54 Ch19d

    Duração: 11min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 55 Ch20a

    Duração: 16min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 56 Ch20b

    Duração: 27min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 57 Ch20c

    Duração: 22min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 58 Ch20d

    Duração: 18min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 59 Ch20e

    Duração: 27min
  • LexusAndTheOliveTree 60 Epilogue

    Duração: 08min
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