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Home > News > Developing nations 'must wise up to nanotechnology'

September 4th, 2003

Developing nations 'must wise up to nanotechnology'

Abstract:
Decision makers in developing countries need more information about the potential impact of nanotechnology on their economies and livelihoods. This was the warning given to a conference in London yesterday that celebrated the 30th anniversary of economist E.F. Schumacher's influential book Small is Beautiful, which argued that inappropriate technologies were failing the developing world. (more on earlier article)

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