Technology from a Global Perspective
Research assignment 1
Use the specific example of Iraq and research the type of boundaries that Iraq has with each of its neighbor countries. Discuss the factors that either impede or encourage the diffusion of technology with each of its neighbor cultures (Hint: Address all cultural universals)
Impede diffusion of technology
War with Iran
Constant conflict with two religious organizations
Educational system
Refugee, ethnicity, border, sanctions
Shia, Sunni conflict
Political uncertainty
Encourage diffusion of technology
Stable economic, educational and social system
Common law, common currency (different ethnicity)