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When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, and they come to the chapter "Y2K to March 2004," what will they say was the most crucial development? The attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11 and the Iraq war? Or the convergence of technology and events that allowed... read more
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Summary
Cheap, ubiquitous telecommunications have reshaped the globe into a ‘flat world’ in which individuals compete on an equal footing regardless of their geographical location.
Memorable Quotes
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“While the dynamic force of Globalisation 1.0 was countries globalising and the dynamic force in Globalisation 2.0 was companies globalising, the dynamic force in Globalisation 3.0 – the force that gives it its unique character – is the newfound power for individuals to collaborate and compete globally.”
First Sentence
No one ever gave me directions like this on a golf course before: "Aim at either Microsoft or IBM."
Table of Contents
How the World Became Flat
Chapter 1 - While I Was Sleeping
Chapter 2 - The Ten Forces That Flattened The World
Chapter 3 - The Triple Convergence
Chapter 4 - The Great Sorting Out
America And The Flat World
Chapter 5 - America And Free Trade
Chapter 6 - The Untouchables
Chapter 7 - The Quiet Test
Chapter 8 - This Is Not A Test
Developing Countries And The Flat World
Chapter 9 - The Virgin Of Guadalupe
Companies And The Flat World
Chapter 10 - How Companies Cope
Geopolitics And The Flat World
Chapter 11 - The Unflat World
Chapter 12 - The Theory Of Conflict Prevention
Conclusion: Imagination
Chapter 13 - 11/9 Versus 9/11
Acknowledgements
Index
Authors & Contributors
- Thomas L. Friedman (Author)
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