The book places nanotechnology s emergence within a broad historical and contemporary global context while developing and testing an interpretive framework through which to assess nanotechnology s claims. It clarifies the nature of global engagement with nanotechnology research and development, revealing surprising scenarios, unacknowledged by most mainstream commentators. The book concludes by exploring a range of perspectives from Thailand and Australia about nanotechnology s foreseen implications for global inequity.
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The book places nanotechnology s emergence within a broad historical and contemporary global context while developing and testing an interp...