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    The Lexus and the Olive Tree written by Thomas Friedman is not important because it simply refutes the long held belief that globalization is a temporary side affect to the machinations of American foreign policy interests‚ but because Friedman takes it one step further by claiming it is a totally new world system which has completely replaced the old Cold War system. Even the title of his book is representative of this idea. The Lexus and the Olive tree represent "symbols of the post-Cold War

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    Doscapital 6.0 Country = computer * Basic shell around the economy = hardware After collapse of Cold War‚ the world had the same basic hardware‚ free market capitalism * Broad macroeconomics policies = operating system Communist economic operating system = DOScapital 0.0 Hungary = DOScapital 1.0 Shanghai= DOScapital 4.0 (China hinterland = 1.0) Operating systems based on free markets but have still significant welfare-state components: France‚ Germany‚ Japan DOScapital 5.0 Have liberalized

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    The book the Lexus and the Olive Tree was written by Thomas L. Friendman. The book is about how globalization has taken the world by storm. The book has twenty chapters and is split into four parts. Part one is called Seeing The System‚ part two is called Plugging Into The System‚ part three is called The Backlash Against The System‚ and the final part is called America and The System. To continue‚ Friedman uses vivid stories to give the reader a vivid ideal to what this new system looks like. To

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    The Lexus and the Olive Tree‚ written by Thomas L. Friedman‚ investigates the phenomenon of globalization in our world and how it has established a new international system that has replaced the cold war. This new system of globalization connects people from all over the world from Southeast Asians fighting a recession to Thai bankers to entrepreneurs in the United States. Friedman credits that the democratization of technology‚ information‚ and finance has shrunk our world from small to tiny where

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    Book Review: The Lexus and the Olive Tree. Introduction The author; Friedman is a foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times‚ where he has won three Pulitzer Prizes for his work with The New York Times. He is also the author for five bestselling books. In the past he has been bureau chief for the Times in Beirut and Jerusalem. He has travelled extensively‚ from the Amazon to Southeast Asia to Berlin to Angola to rural China and much more as a reporter with the Times. His anecdotes and

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    : The Lexus and The Olive Tree Summary: Opening Scene: The World Is Ten Years Old. “ The trouble spread to one continent after another like a virus.” USA Today On December 8‚ 1997‚ the government of Thailand shut down 56 of their countries finance houses. These finance houses borrowed heavily in U.S. dollars and lent those dollars out to Thai businesses for the building of hotels‚ office blocks‚ luxury apartments and factories. Almost overnight‚ these private banks had

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    Olive Tree In The Odyssey

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    1) At the end of book 5‚ the two trees Odysseus sleeps under have two important meanings. The wild olive tree is a straight up tree with no fruit present on it. This tree represents physical attraction for love. The cultivated olive tree is a tree that has grown wildly with fruit all over it. This tree represents timeless love. The two trees are intertwined with one another which represents how physical and timeless love are relate to one another. Odysseus has a desire to get back to his homeland

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    LEXUS VS LEXUS ( TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) VERSUS SMALL TO MEDIUM COMPANIES IN USING LEXUS TRADEMARK) By: Asana Kusnadi 29112574 Final Examination Paper of Business Ethic and Law (MM 5001) School of Business and Management Institute of Technology Bandung 2013 Table of Content 1. Opening 1.1 Background 1.2 Scope of Discussion 1.3 Objective 1.4 Study Methodology 2. Literature Study 2.1 The Born of Lexus 2.2 Lexus Sales 2.3 Intellectual Property

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    DISADV: (limitation) * These conditions include passing‚ hill climbing‚ and acceleration from a standstill. *  However‚ the engineering and manufacturing costs associated with these technologies often would increase the price of the vehicle to the point where the fuel savings are negligible in comparison. * There are also concerns over the environmental impact of the hybrid car battery which is usually made from either nickel metal hydride or lithium-ion. Both are considered more environmentally

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    Lexus‚ headquartered in Nagoya and introduced to the North American market in 1989‚ is a luxury division of Toyota Motor Corporation. The car company boasts meticulous craftsmanship‚ relentless design‚ leading technology‚ and customer care. With a team of several highly experienced and skilled professionals with more than 25 years of experience‚ Lexus offers various models of cars to fit the needs of their target market. However‚ with its operational centers located in Belgium‚ as well as assembly

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