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Actually, the world isn't flat - Pankaj Ghemawat

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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.

There is a striking difference between what Americans think the federal budget allots to foreign aid and the reality of what is spent. Why is this disparity relevant?

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