The chapter out of Darian Barney's book about the "Network Economy" displays an interesting look at the future of economies and international relations. The reading makes it clear that the traditional economy based on physical labor and security through the ability to do that labor is coming to an end. As society progresses, an economy based on the trading and selling of knowledge becomes a greater force and source of the job market and jobs. No longer are we to look for a job that could last us decades until retirement, but the search is based more on the short-term than the long-term. The average person will have more jobs overall than their predecessors.
Similarly, the search for jobs is now an international affair. Our competition is no longer limited to the city we exist in but often to anybody with a steady internet connection and phone line. It is likely too early to accurately predict what the outcomes of this will be, are we going to lose our quality of life while others improve, or are we both going to improve? Or neither? The world consistently becomes a smaller place and this simultaneously creates greater competition among people.
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