Is the World Still Flat? An Update

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September/October 2007 (vol. 11 no. 5) pp. 77-81

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	@article{ 10.1109/MIC.2007.111, author = {Stephen Ruth and Anne Pizzato}, title = {Is the World Still Flat? An Update}, journal ={IEEE Internet Computing}, volume = {11}, number = {5}, issn = {1089-7801}, year = {2007}, pages = {77-81}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIC.2007.111}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - MGZN JO - IEEE Internet Computing TI - Is the World Still Flat? An Update IS - 5 SN - 1089-7801 SP77 EP81 EPD - 77-81 A1 - Stephen Ruth, A1 - Anne Pizzato, PY - 2007 KW - economics KW - IT KW - global economy KW - public policy VL - 11 JA - IEEE Internet Computing ER -

Stephen Ruth, George Mason University

Anne Pizzato, George Mason University

Writer Thomas L. Friedman sees "flatness" as a metaphor for innumerable global partnerships and greater leveraging of IT's immense potential. But his "dirty little secrets" suggest that the US needs to anticipate some serious internal challenges that could reduce long-term competitiveness.

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economics, IT, global economy, public policy

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Stephen Ruth, Anne Pizzato, "Is the World Still Flat? An Update," IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 77-81, Sep./Oct. 2007, doi:10.1109/MIC.2007.111

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