The World is Flat

lisamarie · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: The World is Flat

Hi everyone,

I am currently in a globalization class and find the textbook reading very boring. Someone told me to read The World is Flat. Has anyone read this? If so, what did you think of it? Anyone have ideas on what other books there might be on globaliazation.

Lisa

Ophelia · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject:

Hello Lisa,

I've looked up "The World is flat" by Friedman at amazon, and I think you are lucky to be studying such a book.

http://www.amazon.com/World-Flat-3-0-History-Twenty-first/dp/031242507 4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204345276&sr=1-1

Here is a passage among the readers' comments at amazon that attrtacted my attention-- France also has a problem with making enough students take an interest in maths, and I hear this is not the case in eastern European countries such as Poland.

Ricko8 · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject:

Hi Lisa
I read The World is Flat about 6 or 8 mo's ago, and thought it great.
Freidman took a complex and confusing concept and made some sense of it , for the layman. What I remember getting from it was that the world is getting more and more interconnected , through trade and finance , aided by the internet. The pace of globalization has quickened and it's impact is felt in every part of our lives today. As when anything changes fast, there is confusion and fear in many preditions of the future. This book is a compilation of the facts and the assesment of a seasoned journalist with many years of world travel and knowledge. Just keep in mind , that partners in trade seldom go to war.
Ricko8

Ophelia · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:30 am Post subject:

Hello Ricko8,

Thanks for your input, and welcome to Booktalk as a posting member (I see that you joined in November 2007). Smile

Would you like to write an introduction (in the "Introduce Yourself" threads) and tell us a little about yourself?

JulianTheApostate · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:45 am Post subject:

I don't care for Friedman's essays, since his view of things often seems rather simplistic. Among the writers of New York Times editorials, Paul Krugman is sharper, more knowledgeable, and has views that are much closer to my own.

You can look at their columns here and form your own opinion.

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnist s/thomaslfriedman/index.html
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnist s/paulkrugman/

lisamarie · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject: Thanks

Thanks for the info everyone. The book is in my rental queue and I will let you know what I thought of it when I actually get to it.

Lisa


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