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Cargando... The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization (1999 original; edición 2000)por Thomas L. Friedman
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This book does incredibly well in explaining the complicated topic of globalization. It's very readable but is not dumbed-down in any manner. Mr. Friedman tries hard to be objective with his views of the world. Although on some chapters, you can tell that he belongs to the optimistic group of the globalization debate. Whether or not you agree with his perspective, it still is worthwhile to read to see if his pronouncements will atleast challenge your own position. Well, at least the book wears its age on its sleeve... My feelings on The Lexus and the Olive Tree are very complicated. Personally, I think Friedman does a very good job of conveying (read: teaching) his ideas, and because of this, TLOT is a great teaching tool, especially if you are looking for primer reading on the post-Globalization international system. This is a big point, and although some of what Friedman writes is outdated or bad predictions, this can't be understated. Then comes the other part. A lot of the negatives are explained in the other comments, so for both our sakes, I'll simply enumerate the main critiques. First, there is a lot of teaching through anecdotes or personal stories. From an empirical standpoint, there are problems with that, but it just comes off as bad tone, even if Friedman gets the job done. Second, there are A LOT of allegories and "fluffed up terms." Friedman toes the line between simile and metaphor with these: its one thing to call investors "long and short horn cattle," as a way of visualizing investors, but referring to investors as long or short horn cattle throughout the book is another thing. It comes off a bit demeaning, and harms the teaching aspect of the book. Lots of problems, but frankly, there isn't a post-Globalization equivalent yet... I picked this early book by Thomas Friedman after reading his latter book 'The World is Flat' fascinated by globalisation and details of its spread. The book enhanced my understanding about globalisation as a new system replacing old Cold War system. Lexus (depicting modern / latest) emerging alongside Olive Tree (ancient / traditional forces of culture and community) is the core theme of the book. Highly detailed book on the subject.
In many ways, this book is fundamentally about Friedman's own journey in trying to understand the world that has changed so radically in the past decade. Indeed, much of the charm and attraction of this book is that it parallels our own journeys of discovery. His experiences we recognize. His stories we have told. His anecdotes we have heard. His awe we share. Aparece abreviada enPremiosDistinciones
Tradicion versus innovacion es un libro fundamental sobre la globalizacion, es decir el sistema que ha reemplazado a la geopolitica de la Guerra Fria como la fuerza que define los asuntos mundiales de la actualidad.El simbolo de la Guerra Fria era un muro que dividia a todos. El simbolo del sistema de la globalizacion es la red informatica que une a todos.El documento definitorio de la Guerra Fria era el Tratado. El documento definitorio del sistema de la globalizacion es El Trato.Si la ansiedad tipica de la Guerra Fria era el temor a ser aniquilado por un enemigo que se conocia demasiado bien en un mundo que era estable, la ansiedad tipica de la globalizacion es el temor al cambio rapido producido por un enemigo que no se ve, que no se toca ni se siente: la sensacion de que nuestra vida puede cambiar en cualquier momento por la accion de fuerzas economicas y tecnologicas anonimas.Durante la Guerra Fria, echabamos mano a la linea de emergencia entre la Casa Blanca y el Kremlin, un simbolo de que todos estabamos divididos, pero que al menos habia dos superpotencias a cargo de la situacion. En la era de la globalizacion, echamos mano a internet, un simbolo de que todos estamos conectados pero que nadie esta absolutamente a cargo de nada.En la Guerra Fria, la pregunta formulada con mayor frecuencia era: 'que tamano tiene tu misil'. En la globalizacion, la pregunta formulada con mayor frecuencia es: Que velocidad tiene tu modem?'. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Another thing: you have to have a certain amount of curiosity about the world economy in order to enjoy thus book. If it's forced upon you, I can see why you might not like it.
But as far as his ideas go, he's hard to argue with. Planned economies cannot compete with market economies. That's what is at the core of this book. The rest is about the best way to organize society around the market to take advantage of its efficiency and use it to benefit the greatest number of people.
It may seem like Friedman is cold and unfeeling, but so is the system. He's just giving the practical view of things. ( )