INTST101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: E-Government, New Economy, Technology Transfer
18 Dec 2015
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Pew over 90% believe in some type of god. In the uk industrial revolution (enclosure, legal system, private property) Usa: all are protestant countries, part of what created a capitalist economy. Protestants much more individualistic: about personal relationship w/ god feelings of personal entitlement, had notions that success in this life was a sign of favour from god, these beliefs and practices fed the implementation of capitalism. Catholics more group-oriented: religious vs. secular. Abrahamic: believe for everyone can have personal connection to god (e. g. via prayer: western & middle eastern countries, christianity, islam, judaism. Dharmic: impersonal force that unites everything and various gods have various powers within that system (can"t have personal relationship w/ it: hinduism, buddhism, chinese folk religions. 80s: us brings in partners europe, tim berners-lee from belgium creates html and www . Late 80s/"90s: us, privatize internet isp birth of internet as we know it, (92-94) commercial.
