William Duiker's "fragmentation" argument, found in his Contemporary World History, Fifth Edition (Duiker), acknowledges the fact of globalization and states that Friedman's discussion about the impact of globalization is "stimulating" (Duiker 351). Simultaneously, Duiker believes that there is a reaction to globalization. Duiker believes that societies will react to the globalization trend by trying to preserve: local interests such as local businesses and jobs; their identities; and their senses of meaning and purpose (Duiker 342). This argument also appears to be quite logical without contradicting Friedman's theory. For example, the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) among the United States, Canada and Mexico is designed to eliminate investment and trade barriers among those nations, essentially opening up all three countries to further economic globalization (Friedman 229-230). Simultaneously, the local reaction within the United States, for one, was angry protest by American laborers and labor unions because NAFTA would cause the loss of jobs in America, as corporations sought cheaper labor in Mexico (Duiker 334). Both NAFTA's movement toward economic globalization and the local "fragmentation" by American labor fighting to keep local jobs are current economic realities. In fact, Friedman refers to a type of fragmentation when he discusses the negative politically-motivated reactions to NAFTA during the 2004 Presidential campaign (Friedman 229-230). Consequently, both Friedman's theory and Duiker's "fragmentation"...

Conclusion
Friedman's "Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention" asserts that the interdependence of national economies, caused by large internationally operating corporations with operations for supply chains in foreign countries, make those involved nations reluctant and/or less likely to go to war against each other. In order to enjoy the better standard of living and attract the concentration of labor needed for that international business, nations seriously consider the severe economic losses they would suffer by going to war against another nation in that same global supply chain. Duiker acknowledges economic globalization and theorizes a reaction to it in the form of "fragmentation," attempts by societies to preserve local businesses, jobs, identities, meaning and purpose. These ideas are not mutually exclusive. In fact, both authors discuss the realities of globalization and fragmentation when discussing NAFTA's purpose of further globalizing the economies of the United States, Canada and Mexico and the negative American local reaction to NAFTA. Both authors discuss modern economic realities and both authors are correct.

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