In the span of one day, how does the world do business?
In Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy, journalist and econo...
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Jul 24, 2009
Mark
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An attempt to describe one 24 hour period in the global economy as an interconnected web of causes and effects which was hit and miss overall. It was just a collection of anecdotes from many points of view, some more interesting and/or insightful than others. One example which was actually a pretty good narrative was the partnership between Napster and Ericsson as an example of an older, established tech business trying to join forces with a newbie tech startup just finding its feet. It was fasc
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Jul 02, 2011
Tom
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Fascinating story about how globalism works, but it seems dated, we need a post-globalism approach, now
Aug 14, 2011
Popular economics, as Altman provides vivid vignettes from the very top of the monetary food chain with bankers, first world consumers and policy makers to the manufacturers in China, the recyclers of old cotton T-shirts in Nigeria and the intricate connections in between.
Sep 10, 2011
Jim
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Not too bad, especially considering what has happenned since it was published in 2007.
Sep 24, 2007
kim
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i think the task of explaining the interconnectedness of the global economy might have been too daunting a task for one book. maybe my hopes were too high, but the chapters were more like snapshots from the global economy instead of an attempt to explain the 'web' of globalization.
Aug 06, 2007
Ami
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This might actually be a good book. It's remarkable that I bothered starting to read a business book at all, so score one for that.
Dec 17, 2009
Shannonry
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may seem boring, but i like this kind of stuff. very good for basic understanding of fundamental economics.
Dec 16, 2009
I'd like to read this one - sounds like The World Is Flat taken up a notch.
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