http://greenmonk.net/tom-friedman-so-is-the-world-flat-or-not/ Green from the roots up, Sustainable from the top down Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:43:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://greenmonk.net/tom-friedman-so-is-the-world-flat-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3629 Juan Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:03:45 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=226#comment-3629 I don't see any blinding inconsistency. You are correct, globalization will suffer a setback with higher oil prices, however I feel you missed the point. If you allow me to use an analogy from biology (with human economic/social systems being the equivalent of species), globalization will be a dead-end if the global economy cannot adapt to rising oil prices. This adaptation must be towards renewable and cheap energy source(s). So yes globalization will suffer in the short term but it's the only way for it to 'survive.' I hope you now understand why I don't think there is any inconsistency. I don’t see any blinding inconsistency. You are correct, globalization will suffer a setback with higher oil prices, however I feel you missed the point. If you allow me to use an analogy from biology (with human economic/social systems being the equivalent of species), globalization will be a dead-end if the global economy cannot adapt to rising oil prices. This adaptation must be towards renewable and cheap energy source(s). So yes globalization will suffer in the short term but it’s the only way for it to ‘survive.’ I hope you now understand why I don’t think there is any inconsistency.

]]> http://greenmonk.net/tom-friedman-so-is-the-world-flat-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3593 Tim (@Twalk) Walker Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:42:20 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=226#comment-3593 FYI, James -- Friedman's putting out a book later this summer. I think I'm going to get a review copy; I'll be interested to review it, and I'll want to consider some of the points you raise here. FYI, James — Friedman’s putting out a book later this summer. I think I’m going to get a review copy; I’ll be interested to review it, and I’ll want to consider some of the points you raise here.

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