Ten Forces that flattened the world:
1. 11.9--when the Berlin Wall fell
2. 8.9--when Netscape went public
3. Workflow Software
4. Community Software
5. Y2k Outsourcing
6. Off-shoring
-Specifically about the concept of MNC's. Friedman appears to be an advocate of such because it would create innovation beyond the scope of our current imagination, except for one minor problem. China could be a completely "flat" dominating world power if it could overcome the "speed-bump" of political reform. Local politics, whether admittedly or not, is a reflection of our current mindset, especially towards economics. Perkowski, in the book, discusses the difficulty of trying to find Chinese managers that were somewhere in the balance between communist and "cowboy capitalists." We either seem to polarize from what our country does, or embrace it. As in all things in life, the best stance is somewhere in between.
Flatteners 7-10, have yet to be read. . .
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