“THE WORLD IS FLAT: In his book‚ The World is Flat‚ Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Friedman argues that globalization and its technological advances have increasingly “flattened” the world by reducing barriers among states‚ individuals and corporations‚ and by creating more and more economic interdependence and global integration. This process is not a new one. It began in 1492 when Columbus discovered America and opened up trade between the old world and the new world‚ and developed
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In the book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century‚ Thomas Friedman‚ who was a foreign affairs columnist for NY Times‚ tells of his journey to India and how while he was there he realized that globalization has changed economic concepts. Friedman analyzes globalization in the twenty-first century and how the world is now at a level playing field in terms of competitors having equal opportunities; hence the title of the book being The World is Flat. He is not talking about
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big issue in our modern day. What is globalization? Has globalization passed its peak? Is the world flat or spiky? There are several very vocal proponents of an argument that the world has become flat in recent years. However‚ there are some writers have the opposite opinion. This paper introduces both sides of the debate and presents the arguments for and against the idea that the world has become flat in recent years. The term “globalization” today refers to the shift in the world economy. It is
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complicated system that many believe needs to be changed‚ by instilling a flat tax system. A flat tax system is a system in which everyone in the country is taxed at the same rate regardless of their income. Many believe that it is the best system as it is quick‚ simple and fair because no one is taxed at a higher rate solely due to the amount of money they make. The
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The Ten Forces That Flattened the World These are the ten factors describing how the world is becoming “flat” or globally interconnected‚ thereby allowing businesses all over the world to compete on a more equal playing field. 1. The New Age of Creativity (the fall of the Berlin Wall) This event “tipped the balance of power across the world toward those advocating democratic‚ consensual‚ free-market-oriented governance‚ and away from those advocating authoritarian rule with centrally planned economies
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Analysis of Video “The World is Flat” Key issues or Problems in the video: The title "The World is Flat" was taken from a statement by Nandan Nilekani‚ the former Infosys (an Indian IT company) CEO. It seems like if hadn’t met Nandan then he wouldn’t have even written this book. He talks about Americans and the developing world but says almost nothing about Africa‚ Europe & Australia. The World is flat applies better to people with similar kind of economic conditions. In developing world‚
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Eng 102 ROUGH DRAFT Mr. Thomas Friedman has a theory that he calls “flat earth” he speaks in many places and too many different people about this theory. No‚ this man has not lost his mind going around the country telling people that the earth is flat and if you get too close to the edge you will fall off. Mr. Friedman is elaborating on what he means by basically that the world is an even playing field for anyone in it. He is trying to get the point across that we have the same tools as everyone
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understood to bring great treasures and knowledge to their admirers. The trouble with having such high standards for the goddesses is that one flaw can create a bad image for them. A hierarchical divide separates goddesses who display angelic qualities from those who are stereotyped as exemplifying bad qualities. This hierarchical divide contributes
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„The Triple Convergence” I. Summary/Synopsis Thomas L.Friedman‚ The World is Flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century. Published by Farrar‚ Straus and Giroux‚ 2007. Friedman discusses the "triple convergence." The convergence of the ten flatteners had created a whole new platform. It is a global‚ Web-enabled platform for multiple forms of collaboration. This platform enables individuals‚ groups‚ companies‚ and universities anywhere in the world to collaborate - for the purposes of innovation
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long as I have an internet access‚ I can never be too far from the other side of the globe‚ just like the call center employees Thomas Friedman talked about in his book‚ The World is Flat‚ thanks to the new technology brought to the Philippines. Philippines is not a dominant player in what Friedman calls a flat world‚ but it is fast catching up. In recent years‚ it has become the destination of choice for outsourcing due to the large pool of trainable and highly skilled English-speaking labor
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