Title:
The world is flat : the globalized world in the twenty-first century
Author:
Friedman, Thomas L.
ISBN:
9780141034898
9780312425074
Personal Author:
Edition:
Updated and expanded ed.
Publication Information:
London : Penguin, [2007]
Physical Description:
x, 660 pages ; 20 cm
General Note:
Originally published as: The world is flat : a brief history of the globalized world in the twenty-first century. London : Allen Lane, 2005.
Includes index.
Contents:
How the world became flat -- America and the flat world -- Developing countries and the flat world -- Companies and the flat world -- You and the flat world -- Geopolitics and the flat world -- Conclusion : imagination.
Abstract:
This text presents a picture of the state of globalisation, its successes and discontents, in the 21st century. The author demystifies the brave new world for readers, allowing them to make sense of the often bewildering global scene unfolding before their eyes.
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Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/563056134.pdf