Thomas L. Friedman Quote
Where trust is prevalent, he explained, groups and societies can move and adapt quickly through many informal contracts. By contrast, people who do not trust one another will end up cooperating only under a system of formal rules and regulations, which have to be negotiated, agreed to, litigated, and enforced, sometimes by coercive means, wrote Fukuyama. It
Thomas L. Friedman
Where trust is prevalent, he explained, groups and societies can move and adapt quickly through many informal contracts. By contrast, people who do not trust one another will end up cooperating only under a system of formal rules and regulations, which have to be negotiated, agreed to, litigated, and enforced, sometimes by coercive means, wrote Fukuyama. It
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About Thomas L. Friedman
Friedman began his career as a reporter and won two Pulitzer Prizes in the 1980s for his coverage on conflict in Lebanon and politics in Israel, followed by a further prize in 2002 for commentary on the war on terror.
His later work as a political columnist has been criticised for both weak writing style and a gravitation towards voguish positions.