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The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization (2nd Edition) by Thomas L. Friedman Hardcover, 469 Pages, Published 2000 ISBN-10: 0-374-18552-2 / 0374185522 ISBN-13: 978-0-374-18552-7 / 9780374185527 One day in 1992, Thomas Friedman toured a Lexus factory in Japan and marvelled at the robots that put the luxury cars together. That evening, as he ate sushi on a Japanese bullet train, he read a story about yet another Middle East squabble between Palestinians and Israelis. And it hit him: half the |