The World Is Flat is Thomas L. Friedman's account of
the great changes taking place in our time, as
lightning-swift advances in technology and communications
put people all over the globe in touch as never
before--creating an explosion of wealth in India and China,
and challenging the rest of us to run even faster just to
stay in place. This updated and expanded edition features
more than a hundred pages of fresh reporting and commentary,
drawn from Friedman's travels around the world and across
the American heartland--from anyplace where the flattening
of the world is being felt.
In The World Is Flat, Friedman at once shows "how and
why globalization has now shifted into warp drive" (Robert
Wright, Slate) and brilliantly demystifies the new flat
world for readers, allowing them to make sense of the often
bewildering scene unfolding before their eyes. With his
inimitable ability to translate complex foreign policy and
economic issues, he explains how the flattening of the world
happened at the dawn of the twenty-first century; what it
means to countries, companies, communities, and individuals;
how governments and societies can, and must, adapt; and why
terrorists want to stand in the way. More than ever, The
World Is Flat is an essential update on globalization,
its successes and discontents, powerfully illuminated by one
of our most respected journalists.
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