In a well known book, Thomas Friedman argued that the world is flat. By this he meant that:
a. Absolute wealth is currently spread approximately equally around the world.
b. Columbus got it wrong.
c. Even though racism and ethnocentrism continue to exist, we should behave as if they do not.
d. Economic and social opportunities are increasingly available to all people no matter where they live.
e. The collective talents of any one group of people is approximately the same as the collective talents of any other group of people.
D
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