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Author Friedman, Thomas L
Title The world is flat : a brief history of the twenty-first century / Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007
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Edition 1st further updated and expanded hardcover ed
Descript x, 660 p. ; 24 cm
Note [Release] "3.0 expanded ed."--P. ix
Includes index
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 -- Globalization of the local -- If it's not happening it's because you're not doing it -- What happens when we all have dog's hearing? -- The unflat world -- The Dell theory of conflict prevention -- 11/9 versus 9/11
Summary An account of the great changes taking place in the modern world as a result of swift advances in technology and communications, including an explosion of wealth in India and China
Subject Diffusion of innovations
Information society
Globalization -- Economic aspects
Globalization -- Social aspects
ISBN 0374292787



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