The World Is Flat

While I was Sleeping

Thomas Friedman, the American genius writer, in the first chapter, While I was Sleeping, in his book, the World is Flat, talks about some facts and identifies some terms, concerning globalization and outsourcing.  Friedman divides human history into three different eras: globalization 01, 02, and 03. According to Friedman, Globalization began the moment that Columbus discovered that the world was round. He also goes further and shows how the stages affect life.  The main effect of globalization on society is acceleration and advancement of trade. In the end of the chapter, Friedman travels through Japan, China and back to America, and talks about different types of business outsourcing. He saw many things that show the phenomenon of business outsourcing, such as Pizza Hut, Epson, HP and Texas Instruments during a round of golf in India.