An edition of The World Is Flat -A Brief History OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
(2005)
The world is flat
a brief history of the twenty-first century
1st updated and expanded ed.
by Thomas L. Friedman and Oliver Wyman
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June 28, 2024 | History
When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development at the dawn of the 21st century--the attacks of 9/11, 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 giving them a huge new stake in the success of globalization? 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? Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened; what it means to countries, companies, communities, and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt.
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Diffusion of innovations, Social aspects, Globalization, Economic aspects, Information society, Social aspects of Globalization, Economic aspects of Globalization, politics, world economics, Diffusion, Zukunft, Whitman College, Société informatisée, Aspect social, Innovations, Futurologie, Globalisierung, Mondialisation, Class of 1953, Memorial bookplates, Aspects économiques, Société de l'information, Pays développés, Internet, Pays en développement, Technologies de l'information et de la communication, Aspects sociaux, Internationale politiek, Sociaal-economische aspecten, Géopolitique, New Economy, Internationale orde, Diffusion des innovations, Internationalisatie, Diffusion of Innovation, 89.70 international relations: general, Information Dissemination, Large type books, Politieke aspecten, Economische aspecten, Mudança social (motivos), Inovações tecnológicas, Sociedade da informação, Globalização (aspectos socioeconômicos), Globalization--economic aspects, Globalization--social aspects, Hm846 .f74 2007, Hm 846 f734 2007, 303.48/33, Economics, Social sciences, Climatic changes, Environmental aspects, Global warming, Environmental protection, Environmental policy, Green movement, Population, Energy policyPlaces
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Table of Contents
While I was sleeping
The ten forces that flattened the world
The triple convergence
The great sorting out
America and free trade
The untouchables
The right stuff
The quiet crisis
This is not a test
The Virgin of Guadalupe
How companies cope
The unflat world
Globalization of the local
The Dell theory of conflict prevention
11/9 versus 9/11.
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