Friedman, Thomas L. <br/><br/>
The world is flat :  a brief history of the twenty-first century / 
Thomas L. Friedman 
 - 1st Picador ed., Further updated and expanded, [Pbk. ed.].; Release 3.0. 
 - New York :  Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux,  2007 
 - x, 660 p. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Release 3.0. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> Thomas L. Friedman 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; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt. The World Is Flat is the timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and discontents.--Adapted from Book Description 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0312425074 (pbk.)  RM63.07 9780312425074 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diffusion of innovations<br/>Information society<br/>Globalization--Economic aspects<br/>Globalization--Social aspects