Downsizing development : an introduction to nano-scale technologies and the implications for the global south

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Call Number	T174.7 D751 2008
Title	Downsizing development : an introduction to nano-scale technologies and the implications for the global south / ETC Group
Imprint	New York : United Nations, Non-Governmental Liaison Service, 2008.
Physical	98 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Note	What is nanotechnology? --No small matter, potentialrisks of nanoparticles --Nanotech^'s implications for theglobal south --What role will nano-enabled medicine playin addressing sickness and poverty in the global south? --Nanomonopoly --Technologies converging at the nano-scale --Conclusion and policy recommendations --ICENT --Glossary of terms --A case study of patents on carbonnanotubes --Resources for learning more about nano-scaletechnologies
Note	Examines the many aspects of nanotechnology and relatedscientific, social, environmental and ethical issues;provides an overview of the wide spectrum ofnanotechnology science including nanobiotechnology where the distinction between living and non-living blurs and the growing nanotechnology industry and some of itsuses
Subject	Nanotechnology--Social aspects
Subject	Nanotechnology--Economic aspects
Subject	Nanotechnology--Environmental aspects
Corporate authur	ETC Group
Corporate authur	United Nations. Non-Governmental Liaison Service
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504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 85-95)

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