I have finally received my pre-ordered copy of Hot, Flat, and Crowded. The book is written by the best selling author who gave you The World is Flat and The Lexus & The Olive Tree. Thomas Friedman, an award winning author, is the foreign affairs writer for the New York Times.
Although I have yet to even glance at the first page (the school semester HAS begun and IS time consuming) I am excited to read about Friedman taking on the issue of global warming.
For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past few years, global warming is at the forefront of major issues in our generation. The world population is as large as ever and major resources are constantly being consumed. The idea that the world is truly flat ties into the issue of global warming. Countries that were once considered “3rd world” are being educated with billions of dollars being invested. New global competitors are springing up and creating a new labor force with new global markets. This of course means cheap labor which equates to a larger global middle class (more and more resources consumed!).
In today’s integrated business world the name of the game is minimizing costs and maximizing profits for shareholders. Many jobs are being outsourced to these new markets for a fraction of the labor costs. The leaders of course are China and India (you can even hire an assistant in India to finish business reports while you sleep….meaning you go to bed with unfinished work and wake up with a finished project! ooo the world we live in).
So what is the answer to global warming? Is global warming even real? Will gas prices keep rising??? I don’t know, I am not a scientist but I will give feedback on this book.
So there is a general background of The World is Flat tying into Hot, Flat, and Crowded. Imagine the opinions I will have after the book!
Until then….
Kyle Sawdey
The Fox Den