INTLSTD 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Thomas Friedman, Crowdsourcing, Yogurt
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1st midterm: tues, feb 16th, it covers the first two modules (mainly on lecture) The processes through which regions have become more interdependent through communication, transportation, and trade. The notion of flows across different types of borders. Bretton woods institutions- avoiding a global economic depression. Fukuyama (1989)- less of an ideological divide. Selfie-stick; it was developed in japan (something that"s accepted as long as its not harming anyone) Winners and losers- social boundary, they may not have the same amount of economic prosperity to promote a business model. I think that it is a process of both, with the introduction of new ideals and ideas they"ve adapted but also taken them in and adapted them to their own needs.