The world is flat : the globalized world in the twenty-first century / Thomas L. Friedman

By: Friedman, Thomas L
Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: London : Penguin Books, 2006Description: viii, 593 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780141022727 (pbk.)Subject(s): Economics. Diffusion of Innovation. Globalization Economic aspects. Globalization Social aspects. Information society. Innovations DiffusionDDC classification: 330 FRI
Contents:
Introduction to the Updated and Expanded Edition ix How the World Became Flat One: While I Was Sleeping 3 (47) Two: The Ten Forces That Flattened the World 50 (151) Flattener #1. 11/9/89 Flattener #2. 8/9/95 Flattener #3. Work Flow Software Flattener #4. Uploading Flattener #5. Outsourcing Flattener #6. Offshoring Flattener #7. Supply-Chaining Flattener #8. Insourcing Flattener #9. In-forming Flattener #10. The Steroids Three: The Triple Convergence 201 (33) Four: The Great Sorting Out 234 (27) America and the Flat World Five: America and Free Trade 261 (15) Six: The Untouchables 276 (25) Seven: The Right Stuff 301 (22) Eight: The Quiet Crisis 323 (37) Nine: This Is Not a Test 360 (33) Developing Countries and the Flat World Ten: The Virgin of Guadalupe 393 (32) Companies and the Flat World Eleven: How Companies Cope 425 (32) Geopolitics and the Flat World Twelve: The Unflat World 457 (48) Thirteen: Globalization of the Local 505 (10) Fourteen: The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention 515 (28) Conclusion: Imagination Fifteen: 11/9 Versus 9/11 543 (24) Acknowledgments 567 (4) Index 571
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Introduction to the Updated and Expanded Edition ix
How the World Became Flat
One: While I Was Sleeping
3 (47)
Two: The Ten Forces That Flattened the World
50 (151)
Flattener #1. 11/9/89

Flattener #2. 8/9/95

Flattener #3. Work Flow Software

Flattener #4. Uploading

Flattener #5. Outsourcing

Flattener #6. Offshoring

Flattener #7. Supply-Chaining

Flattener #8. Insourcing

Flattener #9. In-forming

Flattener #10. The Steroids

Three: The Triple Convergence
201 (33)
Four: The Great Sorting Out
234 (27)
America and the Flat World
Five: America and Free Trade
261 (15)
Six: The Untouchables
276 (25)
Seven: The Right Stuff
301 (22)
Eight: The Quiet Crisis
323 (37)
Nine: This Is Not a Test
360 (33)
Developing Countries and the Flat World
Ten: The Virgin of Guadalupe
393 (32)
Companies and the Flat World
Eleven: How Companies Cope
425 (32)
Geopolitics and the Flat World
Twelve: The Unflat World
457 (48)
Thirteen: Globalization of the Local
505 (10)
Fourteen: The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention
515 (28)
Conclusion: Imagination
Fifteen: 11/9 Versus 9/11
543 (24)
Acknowledgments 567 (4)
Index 571

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