and "its only extrinsic value is as a temporary alliance to achieve a short-term goal, for the long-term goal is always to get ahead, beat the competition, leave everyone behind, and die with the most toys." (Gangaly 1) Linked to this failure of Friedman's book is its ignoring of the rising opposition to globalism, and the possible influences of new, anti-global political trends.
Friedman presents an inherently complex topic to the layperson, who subsequently leaves with a false belief that he understands the full implications of global economic complexities. Angel (2001) asserts that the book is "chock full of glaring misanalyses, inconsistencies, false dichotomies, and even, dare I say, naiveties. . ." (Angel 1) These are thinly veiled through a collection of personal anecdotes, analogies, and other devices which render the material accessible to the layperson. Friedman's style does have "street-cred", but he falls far short of achieving solid economic theory. And as Krugman (1999) writes, "Friedman does not give the big question about globalization -- whether it is a force for instability on a scale that will swamp its gains--a hearing." (Krugman 1). Instead, the reader is offered a set of patronizing and silly, but certainly original terms and conce
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