1.1 Author: Thomas L. Friedman Thomas L. Friedman • Born July 20, 1953 • Is an American political commentator and author • Served as a Foreign Affairs columnist for New York Times • Became famous for coverage of ArabIsraeli conflict • Three time Pulitzer Prize winner • Famous book: The Lexus and the Olive Tree, The Worls is Flat 1.2 The book: The world is flat First released in 2005, was later released as an updated and expanded edition in 2006, and was yet again released with additional updates in 2007 as further updated and expanded: Release 3.0. Won the inaugural Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2005.It is an international bestselling book
The World is FLAT Thomas L Friedman Published: 2005 Reviewer Vũ Minh Phương Student ID: KT44C -090-1721 Outline I General introduction II The main content of the book: III.Comment about the book IV.Contact my self and apply it practically I General introduction I.1 Author: Thomas L Friedman I.2 The book: The world is flat I.1 Author: Thomas L Friedman Thomas L Friedman: • Born July 20, 1953 • Is an American political commentator and author • Served as a Foreign Affairs columnist for New York Times • Became famous for coverage of ArabIsraeli conflict • Three time Pulitzer Prize winner • Famous book: The Lexus and the Olive Tree, The Worls is Flat I.2 The book: The world is flat • First released in 2005, was later released as an "updated and expanded" edition in 2006, and was yet again released with additional updates in 2007 as "further updated and expanded: Release 3.0" • Won the inaugural Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2005.It is an international best-selling book • The world is flat: A Brief History of the TwentyFirst Century II The main content of the book The book has parts: II.1 How the world became flat II.2 America and the flat world America and free trade II.3 Developing countries and the flat world II.4 Companies and the flat world II.5 Geopolitics and the flat world II.6 Conclusion: Imagination II.1 How the world became flat While I Was Sleeping The Ten Forces That Flattened the World The Triple Convergence The Great Sorting Out While I Was Sleeping • A visit to Infosys Technologies Ltd leaves Friedman in wonder at the massive conferencing system they have created that allows people from around the globe to congregate and collaborate in one giant room via satellite and teleconferencing technology • As Friedman travels through Japan, China and back to America, we study various examples of the business outsourcing phenomenon and its impact, positive and negative, on the players involved The Ten Forces That Flattened the World • Collapse of Berlin Wall(11/09/1989): The event not only symbolized the end of the Cold war, it allowed people from other side of the wall to join the economic mainstream The Right Stuff • Stressing the importance of selflearning and learning to learn, Friedman offers valuable advice to parents unsure of their children’s educational and professional futures He recommends building right-brain skills, or those that cannot be duplicated by a computer, and explores different vehicles to higher learning, including music The Quiet Crisis • An interview with Shirley Ann Jackson, 2004 President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, demonstrates that a quiet crisis is happening slowly but surely as multiple and complex forces are at work creating the perfect storm; demographic, political, social, cultural, economic, etc., that could lead to America falling behind in innovation, science and technology This Is Not a Test • Friedman stresses the importance of shoving political barriers aside in what he calls “compassionate flatism” to prepare our country for what lies ahead He questions leadership and education; who will lead us into the forefront of this new globalized economy? The necessity for lifelong learning and benefits to allow workers to remain mobile and adaptable is very real, though it seems to be at the bottom of our to-do list II.3 Developing countries and the flat world The Virgin of Gualalupe: We see the Chinese manufacture of statuettes of The Virgin of Guadalupe and their subsequent importation into Mexico as an example of the problem created when one developing country competes with another, as China replaced Mexico as the U.S.’s number two importer in 2003 Friedman discusses the need for developing countries to put policies in place to create the right environment for their companies and entrepreneurs to succeed in the flat world II.4 Companies and the flat world How Companies Cope • Friedman opines that companies willing to change and accept change are more likely to things than have things done to them In profiling Jill and Ken Greer, creators of Greer & Associates multimedia company, we learn of their experience with the rise of freelancers as their competition, as well as the fact that technology that should have simplified their operations made it more difficult by requiring more of them II.5 Geopolitics and the flat world The Unflat World Globalization of the Local The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention The Unflat World • Friedman shares stories of the world flattening but humbly announces that he does indeed realize the world is not yet flat He wants to draw attention to the flattening and the ever-increasing pace at which it is occurring Globalization of the Local • Friedman believes that globalization serves more to enrich and preserve culture than to destroy it, as each person is given their own voice and vehicle of expression through podcasts, websites, etc The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention • Friedman’s theory is that two countries invested in a business together by being part of the same global supply-chain are less likely to go to war, as they are now heavily invested in the success of the business venture II.6 Conclusion: Imagination • 11/9 Versus 9/11: The September 11 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11/9 Versus 9/11 • We begin by examining two significant dates in world flattening: 11/9 as an example of creative imagination and 9/11 as destructive imagination • 11/9, with the destruction of the Berlin Wall, was the door opening to a freer, flatter, and more democratic world, where 9/11 saw our world try to snap shut against outside threat • This is Friedman’s call for positive creativity and giving people the tools to positive things with what is available through the opening of so many doors III Comment about the book • When reading "The Flat World", readers will realize that the world is "Flat" "Flat" means removing the barriers of politics along with the great progress of information technology and science and technology, helping people closer together • By telling interesting and lively stories, Friedman explained clearly and very convincingly about the process of flattening the world: when the world began, how it happened, what factors flattened the world The more I read the book, I feel fascinated by extremely practical examples and extremely subtle words As I went through each page, I saw a vivid picture created from the events of the past and partly understood the causes of what I am seeing now III Comment about the book • Following, The author helps readers learn about the effects of the flat world on life and society, from its role to nations as well as political and economic division, to its role to personally, give very honest and grounded advice on how you can thrive in an increasingly flat environment • He summed up a very special thing: the 21st century is the most livable, most exciting period ever, the period for young people to express their will and intellect yourself in the world Everyone can collaborate together in global supply chains to create greater value added He led readers to believe in the goodness of globalization and the process of connection IV Contact my self and apply it practically • I realize that the world today has main types of work including repetitive work and non-routine work The repetitive work is getting narrower, there are even robots to these things, and non-routine things like lawyers and doctors • The way the world works makes us need to be aware of our position once again as part of the supply chain • Currently, Vietnam has been participating in the process of globalization If young people understand the opportunities that they have in today's world, it will help greatly in understanding the country's development path and contributing to that development The end ... and the flat world II.4 Companies and the flat world II.5 Geopolitics and the flat world II.6 Conclusion: Imagination II.1 How the world became 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Prevention The Unflat World • Friedman shares stories of the world flattening but humbly announces that he does indeed realize the world is not yet flat He wants to draw attention to the flattening... famous for coverage of ArabIsraeli conflict • Three time Pulitzer Prize winner • Famous book: The Lexus and the Olive Tree, The Worls is Flat I.2 The book: The world is flat • First released in