Because in certain circles, in govt and out, when one wonders about the
merits of globalization--Friedman's book is seen as the answer to quell all
doubts.
Arthur Cordell
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Subject: Re: Anti-Thomas Friedman Page now online
I am wondering why anyone would give Friedman the space by even analyzing
his
thesis. What's the upside?
thoughts?
tom abeles
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sid Shniad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 6:27 PM
> Subject: Anti-Thomas Friedman Page now online
>
> Anti-Thomas Friedman Page now online
>
> Thomas Friedman is the international affairs columnist for the new
> York Times. His best-selling book The Lexus and the Olive Tree, has been
> hailed as "A brilliant guidebook to the new world of 'globalization'".
> Friedman is frequently mistaken for an authority on globalization.
> This page is dedicated to demonstrating that Friedman's
> understanding of globalization is in fact extremely narrow, one-sided and
> misleading. His frequent and vociferous denunciations of those protesting
> against neoliberal globalization, and the arguments which Friedman
advances
> in his book, are singularly ill-informed, poorly reasoned and, in many
> cases, demonstrably false."
> The URL of the Anti- Thomas Friedman Page is:
>
> http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/merupert/Anti-Friedman.htm
>
> Mark Rupert
> Associate Professor
> Department of Political Science
> Syracuse University
> Syracuse, NY 13244-1090
> (315) 443-1748
