The World Is Flat 3.0 A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (Further Updated and Expanded)

A New Edition of the Phenomenal #1 Bestseller "One mark of a great book is that it makes you see things in a new way, and Mr. Friedman certainly succeeds in that goal," the Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz wrote in The New York Times reviewing The World Is Flat in 2005. In this new edition, Thomas L. Friedman includes fresh stories and insights to help us understand the flattening of the world. Weaving new information into his overall thesis, and answering the questions he has been most frequently asked by parents across the country, this third edition also includes two new chapters--on how to be a political activist and social entrepreneur in a flat world; and on the more troubling question of how to manage our reputations and privacy in a world where we are all becoming publishers and public figures. The World Is Flat 3.0 is an essential update on globalization, its opportunities for individual empowerment, its achievements at lifting millions out of poverty, and its drawbacks--environmental, social, and political, powerfully illuminated by the Pulitzer Prize--winning author of The Lexus and the Olive Tree. Globalization The World Is Flat,A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (Further Updated and Expanded) 3rd edition 1 Front Cover 1 Back Cover 2 Title Page 7 Copyright 8 Dedication 9 Table of Contents 11 Introduction 13 How the World Became Flat 15 1 While I Was Sleeping 17 OFF-SHORING WITH OBLIGATION 34 2 The Ten Forces That Flattened the World 65 11/9/89 65 The New Age of Creativity: When the Walls Came Down and the Windows Went Up 65 8/9/95 74 The New Age of Connectivity: When the Web Went Around and Netscape Went Public 74 Too Much of a Good Thing 176 Insourcing 181 What the Guys in Funny Brown Shorts Are Really Doing 181 In-Forming 190 Google, Yahoo!, MSN Web Search 190 The Steroids 199 Digital, Mobile, Personal, and Virtual 199 3 The Triple Convergence 214 Convergence I 217 Convergence II 219 Convergence III 224 How Do You Say "Zippie" in Chinese? 237 From Russia With Love 240 The Other Triple Converence 242 4 The Great Sorting Out 247 India Versus Indiana: Who is Exploiting Whom? 254 Where Do Companies Stop and Start? 257 From Command and Control to Collaborate and Connent 262 Multiple Identity Disorder 264 Who Owns What? 267 Death of The Salesmen 270 America and the Flat World 275 5 America and Free Trade 277 Is Ricardo Still Right? 277 6 The Untouchables 292 Finding the New Middle 292 The New Middle 293 The New Middlers 299 Great Collators and Orchestrators 299 The Great Synthesizers 301 The Great Explainers 302 The Great Leveragers 304 The Great Adapters 307 The Green People 311 The Passionate Personalizers 312 Math Lovers 314 The Great Localizers 317 7 The Right Stuff 322 Tubas and Test Tubes 322 Which Class Do I Take To Learn How To Learn? 323 Navigation 324 CQ + PQ > IQ 327 Stressing Liberal Arts 338 Right Brain 334 Tubas and Test Tubes 338 The Right Country 343 8 The Quiet Crisis 351 Dirty Little Secret #1: The Numbers Gap 357 Dirty Little Secret #2: The Education Gap At The Top 363 Dirty Little Secret #3: The Ambition Gap 368 Dirty Little Secret #4: The Education Gap At The Bottom 373 Dirty Little Secret #5: The Funding Gap 375 Dirty Little Secret #6: The Infrastructure Gap 377 The Bottom Line 379 9 This Is Not a Test 388 LEADERSHIP 393 MUSCLES 397 GOOD FAT 405 Cushions Worth Keeping 405 PARENTING 408 Developing Countries and the Flat World 415 10 The Virgin of Guadalupe 417 INTROSPECTION 420 THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE 421 I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE 422 I CAN ONLY GET IT FOR YOU RETAIL 425 FOLLOW THE LEAPIN' LEPRECHAUNS 431 CULTURE MATTERS: GLOCALIZATION 434 THE INTANGIBLE THINGS 440 Many Speeds, One Direction 447 Companies and the Flat World 453 11 How Companies Cope 455 You and the Flat World 489 12 Globalization of the Local 491 The Cultural Revolution Is About to Begin 491 13 If It's Not Happening, It's Because You're Not Doing It 503 14 What Happens When We All Have Dog's Hearing? 529 Geopolitics and the Flat World 545 15 The Unflat World 547 No Guns or Cell Phones Allowed 547 Too Sick 551 Too Disempowered 560 Too Frustrated 569 Too Many Toyotas 584 16 The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention 594 Old-Time Versus Just-in-Time 594 INFOSYS VERSUS AL-QAEDA 609 Conclusion: Imagination 619 17 11/9 Versus 9/11 621 EBAY 633 INDIA 636 THE CURSE OF OIL 640 JUST ONE GOOD EXAMPLE 643 FROM UNTOUCHABLES TO UNTOUCHABLES 644 Acknowledgements 651 Index 655 World Is Flat,A Brief History of the 21st Century 3rd ed (2007) 674p 0312425074 (Further Updated and Expanded) World Is Flat,A Brief History of the 21st Century 3rd ed (2007) 674p 0312425074,(Further Updated and Expanded) In This Book The Author, A New York Times Columnist Advances The Work On Globalization Published In His Book The Lexus And The Olive Tree. Claiming That The World Is Now At An Important Historical Point, As Important As The Changes Brought By The Discoveries By Columbus Or By The Industrial Revolution, He Analyzes The Events, Inventions, And Business Practices That Have Resulted In A Changed World, One He Calls Globalization 3.0. In This New Edition He Includes Fresh Stories And Insights To Help Us Understand The Flattening Of The World. Weaving New Information Into His Overall Thesis, And Answering Questions He Has Been Most Frequently Asked By Parents Across The Country, This Third Edition Also Includes Two New Chapters, On How To Be A Political Activist And Social Entrepreneur In A Flat World; And On The Question Of How To Manage Our Reputations And Privacy In A World Where We Are All Becoming Publishers And Public Figures. This Book Serves As An Update On Globalization, Its Opportunities For Individual Empowerment, Its Achievements At Lifting Millions Out Of Poverty, And Its Drawbacks, Environmental, Social, And Political. While I Was Sleeping -- The Ten Forces That Flattened The World -- The Triple Convergence -- The Great Sorting Out -- America And Free Trade -- The Untouchables -- The Right Stuff -- The Quiet Crisis -- This Is Not A Test -- The Virgin Of Guadalupe -- How Companies Cope -- Globalization Of The Local -- If It's Not Happening, It's Because You're Not Doing It -- What Happens When We All Have Dog's Hearing -- The Unflat World -- The Dell Theory Of Conflict Prevention -- 11/9 Versus 9/11. Thomas L. Friedman. Release 3.0 Includes Index. When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development at the dawn of the 21st century--the attacks of 9/11, or the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, creating an explosion of wealth in the middle classes of the world's two biggest nations, and giving them a huge new stake in the success of globalization? And with this "flattening" of the globe, has the world gotten too small and too fast for human beings and their political systems to adjust in a stable manner? Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened; what it means to countries, companies, communities, and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt. 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