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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Original 1st edition cover
Author
Thomas Friedman
Cover artist
I Told You So, by E.D. Miracle; 1976.
Country
United States
Language
English
Subject
Globalization
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date
April 5, 2005
Media type
Print (hardcover and paperback) and audio-CD
Pages
488
ISBN
0-374-29288-4
OCLC
57202171
Dewey Decimal
330.90511 22
LC Class
HM846 .F74 2005
Preceded by
Longitudes and Attitudes
Followed by
Hot, Flat, and Crowded
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century is a book by Thomas L. Friedman that analyzes globalization, primarily in the early 21st century. The title suggests the world has a level playing field for commerce in which most competitors, except for labor, have an equal opportunity. He suggests that countries, companies, and individuals need to remain competitive in a global market. Historical and geographic divisions are, according to the author, less important.[citation needed]
Friedman is a strong advocate of those changes,[which?] calling himself a "free-trader" and a "compassionate flatist", and he criticizes societies that resist the changes. He emphasizes the inevitability of a rapid pace of change, and the extent to which the emerging abilities of individuals and developing countries are creating many pressures on businesses and individuals in the United States; he has special advice for Americans and for the developing world. Friedman's work is based on personal research, travel, conversation, and reflection. In his characteristic style, through personal anecdotes and opinions, he creates in The World Is Flat a conceptual analysis accessible to a broad public. The book was first released in 2005; it was later released as an "updated and expanded" edition in 2006, and released with additional updates in 2007 as "further updated and expanded: Release 3.0". The title was derived from a statement by Nandan Nilekani, former CEO of Infosys.[1]The World Is Flat won the inaugural Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2005.[2]
^Daniel H. Pink (May 2005). "Why the World Is Flat". WIRED. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
^"Business books of the decade; The World Is Flat". The Financial Times.
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