When the "Flat World" Shakes

In The American Prospect

Mark Levinson thinks that Barry Lynn has located globalization's Achilles Heel.

In his new book, "End of the Line: The Rise and Coming Fall of the Global Corporation," Lynn, former executive editor of Global Business, challenges the dominant globalization perspective on its own terms and makes a compelling case that the Achilles heel of the global economy is precisely its most successful organizations -- the ones that have been most relentless about reducing costs, mastering logistics, and outsourcing every conceivable operation.

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