Summary for Flatteners 4-7 of "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Thomas Friendman explains the concept of resourcing spreading on a global level in 3 periods in which the world goes into the "Flattening" process.
In Flatteners 1,2, and 3 he discusses the how the Berlin wall comes down and Netscapes and wrokflow softwares.


In Flattener 4 "Uploading" that focuses on the forms of internet uploading software communities such as Wikipedia and blogging/podcasting.
Friedman considers the phenomenon "the most disruptive force of all."


In Flattener 5 "Outsourcing" Friedman says America and India had a relationship and started "dating" to create a huge flattener that demonstrates different businesses through the internet and cables and such to collaborate together.


In Flattener 6 "Offshoring" China's entrance in the WTO (World Trade Organization) allowed for greater competition in the playing field that "Runs with gazelles and eats with lions.".


In Flattener 7 "Supply-Chaining" Friedman compares the modern supply chain exchange to a river, and as consumers he admits that we love supply chains for the variety of goods they deliver to us.


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