From this point, no return
the Necessity of Sustaining Globalization
homas
Friedman loves to populize globalization. As columnist for the New York Times,
it's frequently Friedman's job to explain
his personal take on complex international crises and issues. In his book The
Lexus and the Olive Tree, Friedman explains for a general audience the pros
and cons of globalization. He doesn't treat it as a mysterious force or an
unwilling puppet in the scheme of multinational corporations to take over the
world. Instead, he treats it as a complex social phenomenon with some basic,
solid roots right here in the real world.
Friedman explains the inner workings of globalization and
global capitalism with the ease and grace of an elementary school teacher -
quickly ascribing his own terms ("the golden straightjacket," "super-empowered
angry men," etc.) to the aspects of globalization he wishes to emphasize.
Ultimately, Friedman treats globalization not as directional
evolutionary phenomenon, but instead simply as something that is with us now.
Need it remain with us? Friedman takes no position on that, but does assume that
no one will be stopping it anytime soon.
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