The world is flat (A Brief History of the 21st Century)

The world is flat (A Brief History of the 21st Century)

Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Date of Publication: 2005

This is the advanced book with the high levels of vocabularys to discover. It is really a history of the 21st Century.
He mentiones that The world: just like the pancake on your cake and there are ten forces that evened out the world

1. The Fall of the Wall and the Waging of the Windows
2. The Dawn of Connectivity: When Webs were No Longer for Spiders
3. Work Flow Software: Don’t Mind the Difference and the Distance
4. Uploading: Redefining the Multi-Colored Post-Its
5. Outsourcing: Bringing Home the Bacon through Somebody Else’s Hands
6. Offshoring: Taking it over to the Cut-Rate Waters

There are more implications to ponder on….like Facets of Exploitation, Multinational Appetite, Lines of Authority, Multiple Identities, Intellectual Property, and Personalized Service.

With some recommendations here

America and the Art of Muddling Through

• Right technical skills and an adequate level of mental flexibility.
• Right Curriculum, Right Education.
• Right People, Right Leadership.

Developing Countries: Plugging Away and Catching Up

• A Brutally Honest Introspection Won’t Hurt.
• Learn from Others.

Companies & Individuals: If You Can’t Beat It, Dig Into It

• When the world becomes flat, hollow out and don’t build walls.
• Cultivate a Culture of Reform.