Downsizing development : an introduction to nano-scale technologies and the implications for the Global South
- GenevaCH NGLS 2008
- 98 p.
Outlines the wide spectrum of nanotechnology science. Looks at the role that nano-enabled medicine could play in addressing sickness and poverty. Provides case studies on rubber, platinum and copper to offer a glimpse of the potential impacts of nano-scale materials and processes on commodity dependent and other developing countries.