Globalization By Thomas L. Friedman Summary

In Thomas L. Friedman 's Globalization: The Super-Story, the basic idea of globalization is that the people are no longer bound by the culture from where they come. Friedman described globalization, saying it lets “individual, corporation, and countries to reach farther in a multicultural society (___).”

In the context of a new international order – where details cannot explain everything but rather collectively connect more things and explain it selectively - Friedman emphasizes the explanation on the system of globalization. The United States is the sole superpower while "all other nations are subordinate to it in one degree or another"(473). While talking about the concept of multiculturalism, this does not seem like a very global and cultural-related

The very foundation of globalization, as Sramek agreed with Friedman, comes under influence of the United States, which he labels as “egalitarianism, individualism, populism, and laissez-faire”. The environment between multiple ethnicity, religions, and culture create an atmosphere conductive toward free exchange of idea. Contrary to many different places in the world, however, Sramek’s most important view in the article insists that distinct cultures in America not only peacefully exist next to each other, but also accept their mutual differences, take advantage on the dynamics of the modern society and create an efficient and diversified United States’ economic system. In order to back up his thesis, Sramek used the Index of Ethnic Fractionalization as the indicator for cultural diversity and Median Household Income, published by U.S. Census Bureau, as a proxy for economic performance. In both static and dynamic perspectives, Sramek found a significant connection between static levels of income and cultural diversity. Further analysis corporates the increasing numbers in median household levels in correlation with increases in cultural