The World Is Flat 3.0
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century (further Updated and Expanded)
Picador · Print & ebook · July 24, 2007
A New Edition of the Phenomenal #1 Bestseller "One mark of a great book is that it makes you see things in a new way, and Mr.
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- Who it’s for
- A wide-angle look at globalization’s gains, costs, and changing demands on everyday life.
- Themes
- Globalization’s effects, Privacy and public reputation, Civic action and social enterprise
- Genres
- Globalization, International Economics
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A New Edition of the Phenomenal #1 Bestseller "One mark of a great book is that it makes you see things in a new way, and Mr. Friedman certainly succeeds in that goal," the Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz wrote in The New York Times reviewing The World Is Flat in 2005. In this new edition, Thomas L. Friedman includes fresh stories and insights to help us understand the flattening of the world.
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Weaving new information into his overall thesis, and answering the questions he has been most frequently asked by parents across the country, this third edition also includes two new chapters--on how to be a political activist and social entrepreneur in a flat world; and on the more troubling question of how to manage our reputations and privacy in a world where we are all becoming publishers and public figures. The World Is Flat 3.0 is an essential update on globalization, its opportunities for individual empowerment, its achievements at lifting millions out of poverty, and its drawbacks--environmental, social, and political, powerfully illuminated by the Pulitzer Prize--winning author of The Lexus and the Olive Tree.
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A wide-angle look at globalization’s gains, costs, and changing demands on everyday life.
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- A framework for thinking about globalization and individual empowerment
- Questions of privacy, reputation, activism, and social enterprise
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- An updated thesis woven with fresh stories and insights
- A clear-eyed account of globalization’s economic, social, and political trade-offs
Where it sits
| Globalization | 93% |
|---|---|
| International Economics | 20% |
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Publisher categories
- Globalization
- Capitalism & Markets
- Human Geography
- Authors
- Thomas L. Friedman
- Publisher
- Picador
- Published
- July 24, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Globalization’s effects · Privacy and public reputation · Civic action and social enterprise
- Reading lane
- Globalization