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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.

When people in France were asked how much of the French population is immigrants, they answered about 24%. The actual number is closer to 8%. How might knowing the actual number affect politics in France?

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