An influential analysis of 21st-century globalization and information technology by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas L. Friedman, featuring an introductory forward for the Indonesian edition by economist Faisal H. Basri. Friedman outlines ten key \\\"flatteners\\\"—including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the rise of the Internet, outsourcing, and offshoring—that leveled the global ec…
A seminal analysis by journalist Thomas L. Friedman on early 21st-century globalization. Friedman outlines ten key \"flatteners\"—including internet expansion, open-source software, and global outsourcing—that leveled the global playing field, fundamentally altering international commerce, governance, and culture.