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IS THE WORLD FLAT?
IS THE WORLD FLAT?

Author(s): Gabriel-Andrei Donici, Cristian INCALTARAU
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: flat world; flattener; globalization; nationalism; China; India; communication; technology; emerging economy; education

Summary/Abstract: Globalization became more and more prominent during the last decades. There is no way to argue that globalization led to more interconnected economies, facilitating the communication and the collaboration around the world. But where is this going? Does globalization mean uniformity or diversity? As the world begins to resemble more, the people are trying to distinguish between them more, which can exacerbate nationalistic feeling. Friedman argues that globalization made the world smaller and flatter, allowing all countries to take chance of the available opportunities equally. But is this really true? Although politic and cultural factors can stand in front of a really flat world, what is the key for Chinese and Indian success and which are theirs perspectives?

  • Issue Year: 2/2010
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 29-36
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English