The world is flat : a globalized world in the twenty-first century /

Friedman, Thomas L.

The world is flat : a globalized world in the twenty-first century / by Thomas L. Friedman. - New York : Penguin Books, 2006 - viii, 600 p. ; 24 cm.

index included

ONE: how the world became flat
TWO: the ten forces that flattened the world
THREE: the triple convergence
FOUR: the great sorting out
FIVE: america and free trade
SIX: the untouchable
SEVEN: the right stuff
EIGHT: the quiet crisis
NINE: this is not a test
TEN: the virgin of guadalupe
Eleven: how companies cope
TWELVE: the unflat world
THIRTEEN: golabalization of the local
FOURTEEN: the Dell Theory of conflict prevention
FIFTEEN: 11/9 versus 9/11

"The World Is Flat is a timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and discontents, illuminated by one of our most respected journalists."--BOOK JACKET.

9780141022727(pbk)

2004028685


Diffusion of innovations.
Information society.
Globalization--Economic aspects.
Globalization--Social aspects.

303.48 / FRI-W 2006 6459