Nanotechnology
Subtitle: New Promises, New Dangers (Global Issues)
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: July 11, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781842776872
Subjects: Nanotechnology; Technology And Public Policy; Public Policy - General; Technology And Society; Technology; Politics / Current Events; Science/Mathematics; Sociology - General; General; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy; Government policy; Social aspects
Description: This book explains the fast moving world of the new nanotechnology and who controls it, ranging from medical, energy, computing, and even military interests. It explores the potential consequences--the upsides as well as the downsides - for individuals, the environment, and relations between the powers. Nanotechnology could bridge or widen the gap between developing and industrialised countries - that is a political decision that civil society must address.