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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Thomas L Friedman |
| ISBN: | 0374292884 9780374292881 |
| OCLC Number: | 57202171 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | viii, 488 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | pt. [1]: How the world became flat. While I was sleeping -- The ten forces that flattened the world: 11/9/89 (when the walls came down and the windows went up) ; 8/9/95 (when Netscape went public) ; Work flow software (let's do lunch: have your application talk to my application) ; Open-sourcing (self-organizing collaborative communities) ; Outsourcing (Y2K) ; Offshoring (when China joined the WTO) ; Supply-chaining (Wal-Mart) ; Insourcing (UPS) ; In-forming (Google, Yahoo!, MSN Web Search) ; The steroids (digital, mobile, personal, and virtual) -- The triple convergence -- The great sorting-out. -- pt. [2]: America and the flat world. America and free trade (is Ricardo still right?) -- The untouchables -- The quiet crisis -- This is not a test. -- pt. [3] Developing countries and the flat world. The virgin of Guadalupe. -- pt. [4] Companies and the flat world. How companies cope. -- pt. [5] Geopolitics and the flat world. The unflat world -- The Dell theory of conflict prevention. -- Conclusion. Imagination: 11/9 versus 9/11. |
| Responsibility: | Thomas L. Friedman. |
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Abstract:
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1... While I was sleeping p3
Chapter 2... The ten forces that flattened the world p48
Flattener #1 - 11/9/89
Flattener #2 - 8/9/95
Flattener #3 - Work flow software
Flattener #4 - Open-sourcing
Flattener #5 - Outsourcing
Flattener #6 - Offshoring
Flattener #7 - Supply-chaining
Flattener #8 - Insourcing
Flattener #9 - In-forming
Flattener #10 - The steroids
Chapter 3... The triple convergence p173
Chapter 4... The great sorting out p201
Chapter 5... America and free trade p225
Chapter 6... The untouchables p237
Chapter 7... The quiet crisis p250
Chapter 8... This is not a test p276
Chapter 9... The Virgin of Guadalupe p309
Chapter 10... How companies cope p339
Chapter 11... The unflat world p371
Chapter 12... The Dell theory of conflict prevention p414
Chapter 13... 11/9 versus 9/11 p441
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After seeing an interview on Charlie Rose with Thomas Friedman, I made a note to myself to read this book. I found Friedman to be so knowledgeable, logical and coherent that I had to read one of his books. I wasn't disappointed with "The World is Flat." It is a long and challenging read, but everything he talks about makes so much sense. The world is getting flatter because it is so easy to interact with people all over the world. Business between Bangor, Maine and Bangalore, India (a frequent example in the book) can be conducted instantaneously. This means that work can be done where ever it is most cost effective because physical boundaries are not as critical as they were before the Internet. The U.S. can take advantage of this new flatness, but it will require changes in government, education, and business structure. I am excited to see how the world will change with technology- I hope that the people who make these changes listen to Friedman.
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