According to Thomas Friedman, What Are the Three Powerful Forces

question 13

Essay

According to Thomas Friedman, what are the three powerful forces which helped in the convergence of the 10 isolated and world-shaping events?
a.new software and increased public familiarity with the Internet
b.the incorporation of that knowledge into business and personal communication, and
c.the market influx of billions of people from Asia and the former Soviet Union who wanted to become more prosperous, fast.
Converging, these factors generated their own critical mass.The benefits of each event became greater as it merged with another event.Increased global collaboration by talented people without regard to geographic boundaries, language, or time zones created opportunity for billions of people.

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