The World Is Flat: The New Material from Release 3.0
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (629 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000UJPAY2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 560 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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"ExcellentThis book's insight is true and deeply important The metaphor of a flat world, used by Friedman to describe the next phase of globalization, is ingenious." --Fareed Zakaria, The New York Times Book Review (cover review)
K. Adele said Friedman's vision by-passed by global events. When this book came out in "Friedman's vision by-passed by global events" according to K. Adele. When this book came out in 2005, it provided many Americans with their first exposure to globalization. It is ironic that the USA has been the dominant player in world affairs since World War II -- political, economic, social, cultural -- but a large portion of the American population was unaware of the ce. 005, it provided many Americans with their first exposure to globalization. It is ironic that the USA has been the dominant player in world affairs since World War II -- political, economic, social, cultural -- but a large portion of the American population was unaware of the ce. If you are an isolationist then don't buy this book. I haven't even finished the book yet and i'm already regretting not having come across it sooner. This is something that should be required reading in high school, at the least. The book is well written, and the story flows in a nice way (so far at least) that keeps the reader interested. Unless you are so. Heads in the sand should read this book! Donald Reddy Well before I read this book a was a firm believer that outsource offered no benefits to the US, and it was simply taking jobs away. This book provided me with overwelming evidence that outsourcing is does have a negative effect in the short term, or long term only if you try to be resistent to the idea an
When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development in the first few years of the twenty-first century? The attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11 and the Iraq war? Or the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, creating an explosion of wealth in the middle classes of the world's two biggest nations? And with this "flattening" of the globe, has the world gotten too small and too fast for human beings and their political systems to adjust in a stable manner?