Downsizing development
Subtitle: an introduction to nano-scale technologies and the implications for the global south
By: ETC Group
Contributors: United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service
Series: Development dossier -- [15]; NGLS development dossiers -- 15th.
Publisher: United Nations, Non-Governmental Liaison Service
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
Subjects: Nanotechnology; Social aspects; Economic aspects; Environmental aspects
Description: Examines the many aspects of nanotechnology and related scientific, social, environmental and ethical issues; provides an overview of the wide spectrum of nanotechnology science -- including nanobiotechnology where the distinction between living and non-living blurs -- and the growing nanotechnology industry and some of its uses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-95).

Available also as a PDF file at the UN-NGLS website.
Table of contents: title: What is nanotechnology?; title: No small matter, potential risks of nanoparticles; title: Nanotech's implications for the global south; title: What role will nano-enabled medicine play in addressing sickness and poverty in the global south?; title: Nanomonopoly; title: Technologies converging at the nano-scale; title: Conclusion and policy recommendations; title: ICENT; title: Glossary of terms; title: A case study of patents on carbon nanotubes; title: Resources for learning more about nano-scale technologies.