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World Is 'Flatter' than Ever, Author Says

Two years ago, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote that the global, economic playing field was leveling out for countries such as China and India. A new edition of his book, The World is Flat, has been released in paperback.

Thomas Friedman, foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times; author, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century

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