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The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization
AuthorThomas L. Friedman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectInternational economic relations
Free trade
Capitalism–Social aspects
Technological innovations–Economic aspects
Technological innovations–Social aspects
Intercultural communication
Globalization
United States–Foreign economic relations
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date
1999
Media typeHardcover
Pages394
ISBN0-374-19203-0
OCLC40609510
Dewey Decimal
337 21
LC ClassHF1359 .F74 1999
Preceded byFrom Beirut to Jerusalem 
Followed byLongitudes and Attitudes 

The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization is a 1999 book by Thomas L. Friedman that posits that the world is currently undergoing two struggles: the drive for prosperity and development, symbolized by the Lexus LS, and the desire to retain identity and traditions, symbolized by the olive tree.

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