middle class and the third world

In this chapter friedman talked about the middle class here in the U.S comparing it to to Africa, India and China. I agree the autor that many of Americans consider themeselves as middle class of citizens even though statistically they are not on that category. Some of them are not making enough money to get the statute of a middle class. Others are making more than what a middle class American is making. In contrast to the United states of America, third world countries like Africa , India do not consider themeselves a middle class. For instance in Africa, either you are poor or rich. Those who are rich in Africa are very rich. And those who are poor are very poor, they can not even effort food to eat. I think that some of the reasons is that in Africa corruption is part of dely life. Whoever who get the chance to get job either in the government , privates sectors will practice corruption in other to get richer. For example the leaders in Africa are the most corrupt in this planet. Most of those leaders have big Bank accountants in switzland or other western countries where they transfer billions of dollar that they taking from the African ressources. The effect of those kind of stealing and corruption is a unimaginable poverty of the people of Africa who are ravaged by Diseases and poverty and are thinking how to get food to eat not by being a middle class citizens

Importance of Globalization

So far this book seems to be very interesting. Most of the Globalization after the fall of the Berlin wall.The fact that technology is changing everything that we do is a little overwhelming. I think it is positive in the idea that we will be focusing more on globalization, but I’m also a little uncertain about moving all of the less specialized jobs to a different country.I think that free trade between differnt countries will help the growth of the global economy and would result in lifting millions of people from poverty. For instance, in this country you see alot of illegal immigrant crossing our borders to come here just to look for jobs. If they had the opportunity to get job in their country they would not come here illegaly. In this book Friedman talked about the Globalization is happening both culturaly and commercially.

Education and Flat World

In this chapter the author Friedman talked about how individual worker is going to become moreand more responsible for managing his or her own career, and he thinks that the job of
government and business is to help workers build the necessary power to do that. He also stated that,as American society produced more higher-skilled people by making high school mandatory, it will empowered more people to get education seriously because it is becoming more critical in the Flatter World to survive without education. And because technology will be overcoming old jobs and spawning new, more complex ones, much faster than during the transition from the agricultural economy to the industrial one. Every time you as a consumer make a decision, you are supporting a whole set of values.Friedman thinks that people voting about the barriers and friction you want to preserve or eliminate when it comes to politics.
In the nest chapter" The virgin Guadalupe" Friedman said that "The idea of reform retail is to enablethe greatest number of your people to have the best legal and institutional framework within which toinnovate, start companies, and become attractive partners for those who want to collaborate with them from elsewhere in the globe.

From industry to Individual

As I continue reading this book I am finding it more and more intersting. For instance in chapter six the author Friedman talked about how Globalization went from globalization industries to globalization individuals. I think he meant say that long before Companies was trying to take their businesses to the other part of the world . They were looking to go global to be able to take advantage of that foreign country availablity of ressources that would eventually help them maximise their profits. For example many companies were going to the middle east becuase the large oil reserve that exist over there. And some were going to China and India for the needs of more sales becuase of the large consumers in those countries.
But now those countries are looking for more about the individuals that will use as a labor. Outsourcing is comon to every company. Companies are looking for cheap labor and those who are willing to work hard for a little salary are India and China waiting to get job.
Another part of this chapter that cought my attention was when the made comparison of his parents used to tell him when he was a kid and what he tells now his own kids. He said that used to tell him"Tom finish your dinner people in China and India are starving. But now he tells his kids to finish their homework because People in India anb China are starving to get their Jobs.I think that Friedman want to make it clear to his readers that outsourcing is problem that will face genereation to come.

Flattened world

In the chapter two of the World is Flat, Friedman talked about the fall of the Berlin Wall as a begining of a new era that allowed people from other side of the wall to join the economic mainstream. Friedman recalled that day where he recount the presence of James Baker then Secretary of State under the Reagen Administration. In the same chapter he talked about the Cold war which ended after the fall of the Berlin Wall. He also tlaked about Netscape,Workflow software, open sourcing, outsourcing, offshoring,supply chaining,insourcing in-forming and the steroids.I really enjoyed that part of the book because it is a history for me I was a teenager at that time. It is very important to read and understanding the connection that the author is trying to make toconvence us that the fall of the Wall resulted in new chapter for the world.
In Chapter three the author elaborated the triple convergence. After readind that chapter Iwas very supprised to learn that imediatlyafter the fall of the Berlin Wall, countries that had followed the Soviet economic model—including India, China, and many nations third world nations began to open up their economies to the world. When these converged with the rest of the globalized marketplace, it helps enhance the global economy. An also helped shap the politics and economies of many countries.I am looking foward exploring more chapters of this book.

Outsourcing

After reading the first chapter of the Thomas L. Friedman" The World is Flat", I got much sence how the world is connected. I think the same way like the author that alot is going on that you do not know about. By reading this first chapter I know now that alot call center that I belived was here in the U.S are actualy located in India. I was so impressed that you can call customer service for your lost lugage and someone who is in India pick up your phone and help you looking for lugages that are here in the U.S. I was also supprised that some of the filing Taxes is done for Ameicans by companies located in India. I think that there are a lot of interesting thinks in the next chapters of this books that I am looking foward reading.