Publication Date

2006

Document Type

Article

Author's School

Brown School of Social Work

Volume

1

Issue

1

First Page

18

Last Page

23

Summary

In this book, the World is Flat, New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman posits that a global technological revolution has increased economic opportunities and create a world that is more connected than ever before. But does a flatter economic world equal a more just world? Are the benefits resulting from greater connectivity distributed in a way that everyone can share in newfound prosperity? The answer is an unequivocal no.

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