TY  - BOOK
AU  - Friedman, Thomas L.
TI  - The world is flat : : A brief history of the globalized world in the twenty-first century 
SN  - 0713998784
U1  - 330.90511 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London :  
PB  - Allen Lane
KW  - Diffusion of innovations.
KW  - Information society.
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Includes index; 1. While I was sleeping --
2. The ten forces that flattened the world --
Flattener #1. 11/9/89 --
Flattener #2. 8/9/95 --
Flattener #3. Work flow software --
Flattener #4. Open-sourcing --
Flattener #5. Outsourcing --
Flattener #6. Offshoring --
Flattener #7. Supply-chaining --
Flattener #8. Insourcing --
Flattener #9. In-forming --
Flattener #10. The steroids --
3. The triple convergence --
4. The great sorting out --
5. America and free trade --
6. The untouchables --
7. The quiet crisis --
8. This is not a test --
9. The Virgin of Guadalupe --
10. How companies cope --
11. The unflat world --
12. The Dell theory of conflict prevention --
13. 11/9 versus 9/11
N2  - "The World Is Flat is a timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and discontents, illuminated by one of our most respected journalists."--Jacket
ER  -