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The Lexus and The Olive Tree

The Lexus and The Olive Tree. Thomas L. Friedman. The Symbolism of The Lexus. Lexus: Japanese Luxury Car Characteristics Symbolism. The Symbolism of the Olive Tree. The Olive Tree Rooted Stable Symbolism:. Tension Between the Lexus and The Olive Tree. Globalization: not a choice

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The Lexus and The Olive Tree

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  1. The Lexus and The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman

  2. The Symbolism of The Lexus • Lexus: Japanese Luxury Car • Characteristics • Symbolism

  3. The Symbolism of the Olive Tree • The Olive Tree • Rooted • Stable • Symbolism:

  4. Tension Between the Lexus and The Olive Tree • Globalization: not a choice • Sense of Identity v. Surviving in the Global system

  5. Democratization • of Technology and Information • Of Finance • The role of the Internet

  6. The Golden Straitjacket • Making the private sector the primary engine of economic growth • Maintaining a low inflation rate • Shrinking the size of the state bureaucracy • Maintain a balanced budget for government • Deregulate capital markets

  7. The Golden Straitjacket • Open industries, stock and bond markets, and foreign access to local ownership • Eliminate government corruption • Open the banking and telecomm industries • Allow citizens a choice of competing pension systems

  8. The Electronic Herd • Two Basic Groups: • Short-horn cattle • Long-horn cattle

  9. The Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention • When a country reached the level of economic development where it had a large middle class to support a McDonald’s network • Two Mc Donald countries didn’t fight wars anymore • They preferred to wait in line for burgers

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