Political Science 1020E Chapter Notes - Chapter tutorial : Richard Florida, Thomas Friedman, Larry Diamond
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Dguzzi@uwo. ca office hours: wednesday 3:30-5:30 ssc 4110 or by appointment. Thomas friedman, it"s a flat world after all. the new york times. Is connecting all the knowledge pools in the world together a good or a bad thing: can be negative for terrorists or hackers; but positive as an age of innovation. It was a result of 10 events and forces that all came together during the. 1990"s and converged right around the year 2000: political changes important to the converging of the world; changed our mindset of world; less as separate pieces. Are the united states and canada up to the challenge of a flat world: we must focus on becoming better in the flat world; we have less motivation. Richard florida, the world is spiky. the atlantic monthly (october 2005) Politics 1020e, 2016-2017, term 2, page 1 of 15. In terms of both sheer economic horsepower and cutting-edge innovation surprisingly few regions truly matter in today"s global economy.