The World Is Flat/Friedman 284-317

285 it becomes increasingly important for society, to the extent possible, to make benefits and education the two key ingredients for employability as flexible as possible.

302 Instead we should be thinking about how collaboration between consumers and companies can provide an enormous amount of protection against the worst features of the flattening of the world, without out opting for classic protectionism.
303 Put simply, we a new generation of parents ready to administer tough love. There come a time when you’ve got to put away the Game Boys, turn off the television set, put away the iPod, and get your kids down to work.

304 Ambition comes from the parents

306 this is not a test…A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.

317 The real issue is not just employment, but increasingly productive employment that allows living standards to rise.