Name: Actually, the world isn't flat
Uploaded: 2012-10-22T15:04:57Z
Duration: 16 min 46 s
Description: It may seem that we're living in a borderless world where ideas, goods and people flow freely from nation to nation. We're not even close, says Pankaj Ghemawat. With great data (and an eye-opening survey), he argues that there's a delta between perception and reality in a world that's maybe not so hyperconnected after all.

It may seem that we're living in a borderless world where ideas, goods and people flow freely from nation to nation. We're not even close, says Pankaj Ghemawat. With great data (and an eye-opening survey), he argues that there's a delta between perception and reality in a world that's maybe not so hyperconnected after all.

Pankaj Ghemawat: Actually, the world isn't flat

Actually, the world isn't flat

Global interaction is less extensive than perceived; only 2% of voice calls are international, debunking the 'flat world' myth.

Investment and migration data reveal a semi-globalized world; foreign investments and immigrants constitute small global fractions.

Misconceptions about global connectivity, or 'globaloney', can obscure the substantial potential for deeper international integration.