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Globalization
© 2008 Max Lent
Online Video Presentations
Charlie Rose
MIT World
NewsHour Interview PBS
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YaleGlobal Online Magazine
- Friedman has several video lectures available
online at
YaleGlobal Online Magazine. This online
magazine deals specifically with Globalization and
has many video lectures and other materials
available.
YouTube
- Discovery Channel Segment titled "The
Other Side of Outsourcing." Tom Friedman
visits India to discover the other side of outsourcing.
This video is discussed in his book.
World Bank
Online Audio Presentations
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BBC Radio series "The New Rules of the Game." "Over
the past decade the term "globalisation" has come to
characterise the predominant trend in world affairs.
But what exactly does it mean?
In this three-part series, the BBC's Diplomatic
Correspondent Jonathan Marcus explores the fundamental
shifts in the global system since the end of the Cold
War."
- National Public Radio, Terry Gross. "For
Workers, The World is Flat." An audio interview
with Thomas L. Friedman about his book.
Online Discussions
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Behold the Flattening of the World. "In his
best-selling book "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of
the Twenty-first Century" Thomas Friedman analyzes the
progress of globalization in the early twenty-first
century. The principal theme of this book is the
"flattening" of the world, a metaphor for the global
leveling of competition and capability through
globalization. The author analyzes how accelerated
change is made possible by intersecting technological
advances and social protocols. Friedman himself is a
strong advocate of these changes, calling himself a
"free-trader" and a "compassionate flatist," and he
criticizes societies that resist these changes. He
emphasizes the inevitability of a rapid pace of change
and the extent to which emerging abilities of
individuals and developing countries are creating many
pressures on businesses and individuals in the United
States; he has special advice for Americans and for the
developing world (but says almost nothing about Europe).
The flattening of the world makes possible complex
supply chains based on value-added services, with
products in all industries being increasingly leveraged
through competitive commoditization and the possibility
of using labor and services in emerging markets like
India and China. Friedman's is a popular work based on
much personal research, travel, conversation, and
reflection. In his characteristic style, he combines in
The World Is Flat conceptual analysis accessible to a
broad public with personal anecdotes and opinions."
Yahoo! Group.
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Flat World Discussion Group. "Flat-World and
Education Enterfacing. This is a place to present and
discuss ways in which issues identified in Thomas
Friedman's book will influence higher education in the
next 5-10 years.
Nothing is outlandish!
Let's see what we come up with..." Yahoo! Group.
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The
Unofficial Tom Friedman Fan Club. "Thomas
Friedman of the New York Times is a Popular Opinion
Maker. We are his Fans and this is your Opportunity to
join the Discussion on his Foreign Affairs Columns."
Yahoo! Group.
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