The world, brought closer together
The world, brought closer together
Thomas Friedman has published another influential book. Titled The World Is Flat, the Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times details the events that have produced a “flat” world and offers a rationale for supporting greater trade liberalization. In his book, Friedman relates intriguing stories - particularly from India and China - that make The World Is Flat a must-read for any student of politics.
Friedman spends much of his 488 pages arguing that the global economic playing field has been leveled ("flattened") and as a result, individuals and companies compete for jobs and consumers on a global scale. His evidence boils down to 10 points laden with “Friedmanese” - a term, known to readers of his columns, that describes the hyperbole he frequently employs. He cites the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the invention of the Netscape Internet browser, the utilization of “work flow” software (Outlook, eBay, Paypal), open source programming, outsourcing, offshoring, supply chaining, insourcing, Google, and wireless devices as all contributing to the “flattening” of the world.
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