The World Is Flat 3.0 : A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century (Edition 3) (CD-Audio)

from Niecierpek

Here is an omnibus on globalization by a globalization enthusiast. He sees globalization, which he calls 'flattening of the world', as not only inevitable, but essentially a good thing for the world and mankind. He goes as far as to say that it may be the ultimate example of what Marx had in mind...

from LynnB

I've read all the other reviews, and there is obviously a debate over Friedman's writing style, knowledge base and philosophy. So, let me declare myself upfront: I am a Thomas Friedman fan. I read "The Lexus and the Olive Tree" and though finally! Someone has explained globalization and its impac...

from wdwilson3

This review pertains to the abridged audio CD version of the book. Some books have a finite shelf life, and this work, I'm afraid, has passed its. Perhaps it isn't so much that the facts have changed, but they've become well acknowledged. Anyone who has paid the slightest bit of attention to the ...

from KromesTomes

Friedman is a hard-core proselytizer for globalization, seeing a wide range of benefits to essentially making free-market capitalism the way of the world. He brings up a fair number of interesting concepts and does a good job of showing how globalization actually works - and doesn't - in the real...

from melydia

(unabridged audiobook read by Oliver Wyman): This book, while a reasonably interesting discussion of globalization, is way too long and repetitive. I can summarize it in a few bullet points: * Outsourcing grunt work saves money and frees up Americans to be innovative and specialized. It also impr...