Monday, February 9, 2009

Thomas L. Friedman on Globalization and How World is Flat !

Thomas L. Friedman is a New York Columnist and is author of amazingly successful books

1. From Beirut to Jerusalem (1989; revised edition 1990)
2. The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization (1999; revised edition 2000)
3. Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11 (2002; reprinted 2003 as Longitudes and Attitudes: The World in the Age of Terrorism)
4. The World Is Flat: A Brief History of The Twenty-first Century (2005; expanded edition 2006; revised edition 2007)
5. Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—And How It Can Renew America (2008)

When he spoke in MIT related to his book "The World Is Flat" where he speacks about Flatteners, Triple Convergence, Globalization and Openness.
Amazing Book !


In his book,

Globalization 1.0 = (1492 - 1820) LArge to medium, Countries globalization, Countries like Britain Colonizing
Globalization 2.0 = (1820 - 2000) Medium to Small , Companies going Global
Globalization 3.0 = (2000 onwards) Small to Tiny , Individual and Small group Globalizing. Empowering People

Some more details about the book


Outsourcing to India from an American Journalist point of view !

When he visited India with Discovery Crew

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