The world is flat : a brief history of the twenty-first century
by
Friedman, Thomas L.
Title
:
The world is flat : a brief history of the twenty-first century
Author
:
Friedman, Thomas L.
ISBN
:
9780374292881
Personal Author
:
Friedman, Thomas L.
Edition
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1st ed.
Publication Information
:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005
Physical Description
:
p. ; m.
General Note
:
Includes index.
Contents
:
1. While I was sleeping -- 2. The ten forces that flattened the world -- 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 -- 3. The triple convergence -- 4. The great sorting out -- 5. America and free trade -- 6. The untouchables -- 7. The quiet crisis -- 8. This is not a test -- 9. The Virgin of Guadalupe -- 10. How companies cope -- 11. The unflat world -- 12. The Dell theory of conflict prevention -- 13. 11/9 versus 9/11.
Abstract
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"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.
Subject Term
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Diffusion of innovations.
Information society.
Globalization -- Economic aspects.
Globalization -- Social aspects.
Electronic Access
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