A presentation on the Dell Model of Conflict prevention coined by Michael Dell

1. Manish Parashar
Manipal University, Karnataka
manish.axomiya@gmail.com

2. Coined by Michael Dell in Thomas
Friedman’s book, The World is Flat
Implication of the qualitative aspects of the
knowledge economy
“Countries enmeshed in a global supply
chain wouldn’t like to fight each other”

3. Fought two World Wars over material
resources
Schuman Declaration, precursor to the EU
laid the foundation for economic
cooperation
France-Germany today have equitable
trade relations between them

4. Dell laptops: designed in
Taiwan, assembled in China
Apple iPhone too, along the same model
Global supply chaining have enabled both
nations to see the alternative

5. Predominance of land in a majorly
agriculture-based economy
Dell Theory in the micro level
Gov. can only focus on the macro aspects
of the economy

6. Market access, border administration
Transportation & communication
Business environment
France-Germany, China-Taiwan already
enmeshed; India must also follow suit

7. New Left—Herbert Schiller, advocated the
push to new knowledge society
Fractures in the Right-wing even
Globalization is but inevitable, question is
how to go about it

8. Africa & the Middle East
Local skirmishes still plague those regions
North-East shouldn’t slip in to that pit

9. The top-down pyramidal model has
tumbled; human capital holds the key
The role of institutions—
G7, G20, ASEAN, SAARC has risen over
individual Gov.
Soft power would become a greater asset
than military might