I just picked this up from another forum. Haven't listened to it all but I thought I'd share the link with you. The 'permie' who posted it thought he "hit the nail on the head" - and I suspect he has.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94385403
Hot, Flat and Crowded - new book by Friedman
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