The world is flat : a brief history of the twenty-first century /

Presents an update on globalisation, its opportunities for individual empowerment, its achievements at lifting millions out of poverty, and its drawbacks - environmental, social, and political. Includes stories and insights to help understand the flattening of the world as well as a chapter on how...

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מחבר ראשי: Friedman, Thomas L.
פורמט: ספר
שפה:English
יצא לאור: New York : Picador, c2007
מהדורה:first edition (2005)
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סיכום:Presents an update on globalisation, its opportunities for individual empowerment, its achievements at lifting millions out of poverty, and its drawbacks - environmental, social, and political. Includes stories and insights to help understand the flattening of the world as well as a chapter on how to be a political activist and social entrepreneur. Discusses the question of how to manage our reputations and privacy in a world where we are all becoming publishers and public figures.
תאור פריט:Includes index
תיאור פיזי:x, 660 pages : 21 cm.
ISBN:9780312425074
0312425074