The World is Flat

Introduction

Thanks to the forces of globalization has unleashed in. Recently, the economic, commercial and Policies are changing from vertical to be rigidly horizontal frankly; this is how the world is “Flattening". The flattening of the world is encouraging, moreover, a new era of collaboration between individuals and communities as never seen before, which is affecting from the way we do business to the role that Governments play. In this book, the friedman presents a historical account of development of globalization, since the discovery of New World today. It also touches on issues as the forces that are flattening the world.

Discussion

Concept of “The World is flat”

A flat world and free of friction is more positive for global trade. But it is also a threat to the sites and communities that provide the people's identity. Since its inception, capitalism has unfired the imagination of the world offering perfect market unimpeded by protectionism cultural and linguistic differences policies or ideological differences. But this vision has always been obscured by reality: the friction and inefficiency present in the world. (Zook, pp. 1679-96)His approach itself appears first unscrupulous. It tells, with a style true light, the trips he undertook to understand the flatness of the Earth and the encounters they occasioned.. Its main task is to collect the sentiments of those interviewed on how the world works. The idea would prove interesting if the choice of these people, almost entirely of business leaders, was explained and justified. Instead, he takes for granted without realizing their speeches, it seems, it always chooses the "winners" of globalization.

Ten Forces that Flattened the World

the fall of the Berlin Wall

Netscape going public,

open-sourcing by the likes of Apache and Wikipedia,

outsourcing,

supply chaining as when Wal-Mart collaborates horizontally with vendors

suppliers to secure value

steroids that increase computing speeds

technologies make possible ...