World Is Flat : A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0312425074
ISBN 13
9780312425074
Category
Main
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Publication Year
2021
Subject
Diffusion of innovations. Information society. Globalization -- Social aspects.
Abstract
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.
Biblio Notes
Friedman, T. L. (2007). The world is flat: A brief history of the twenty-first century. Picador.
Number of Copies
2
