Flattening of the world thomas friedman biography

2005 English-language book by Thomas Friedman

For other uses, see The World Is Flat (disambiguation).

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century is a 2005 book by American political commentator Thomas L.

Friedman. It analyzes globalization in the early 21st century, suggesting that the world has a level playing field where countries, companies, and individuals need to remain competitive in a global market. It won the inaugural Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2005.^[1]

Summary

In The World Is Flat, Friedman recounts a journey to Bangalore, India, when he realized that globalization had changed core economic concepts.^[2] In his opinion, this flattening is a product of the convergence of the personal computer with fiber optic microcables and the rise of workflow software.

Friedman termed the period Globalization 3.0, thereby differentiating it from the previous, Globalization