Though the term globalization has only been used more recently however the idea of it has been around for a good part of human history. The evolution of globalization has taken hundreds of years from the time of early man until now. Through its evolution the world has turned into an interconnected global society. Humans have interacted with each other over long distances for a very long time. The European exploration of overseas, the spread of knowledge and fashion from one country to the next are all examples of how humans have found simple ways of sharing not only information but culture. In these modern times, globalization can be referred to as the increased capacity and integration of world views in the form of culture, innovation, technology and the spread of ideas. The books by Ghemewat and Friedman are polar opposites on the subject of globalization. Ghemewat believes that the world is not globalized and needs to move away from its previous world views to a newer World 3.0, while Friedman believes that the world is being flattened and the global playing field is being equalized and not growing. It is interesting to see how there two different viewpoints come into play and how two people can view the world and globalization so differently.
In Thomas Friedman's "The World is Flat" as well as Pankaj Ghemewat's "World 3.0," there is an attempt to describe how globalized or non-globalized this technologically based global society is. Ghemewat believes that the world is not as integrated as we think and his interpretation of this overestimation is called "Globaloney", which is a tag he adopted from Clare Booth Luce (Ghemewat, 34). Globaloney is somewhat proven through statistical surveys that Ghemewat conducted to show the estimation whereas in the World is Flat there are no numbers in the book are used to prove the vast integration that Friedman spoke about. The United States, being the palpable superpower that it is, utilizes itself as a main proprietor of global wealth.
