"Wake up and Face the Flat Earth" - Thomas L. Friedman, Author of the Book "The World is Flat"

From YaleGlobalonline: 'Wake Up and Face the Flat Earth' – Thomas L. Friedman

In an interview, columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman says globalization has outpaced its critics (Discussing his recent book, "The World Is Flat")

"I really dove into some key companies (Wal-Mart, UPS) that are now globalizing and are really the source for understanding globalization. (...) So as you take an item off the shelf in New Haven, Connecticut, another of that item will immediately be made of that item in Xianjin, China. So there's perfect knowledge and transparency throughout that supply chain."

"In "Flat World," I take that theory one step further into what I call the "Dell Theory" – you know, Dell Computers. The Dell Theory says that no two countries that are part of the same global supply chain will ever fight a war as long as they're each still part of that supply chain. Now, the big test case is China and Taiwan. Both are suppliers of the main parts of computers. If they go to war, don't try to order a computer this month because you'll have a real problem."

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The World Is Flat
In an interview, columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman says globalization has outpaced its critics.