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)
