9781107037588

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• Year : 2014 • Binding : Hardback • ISBN : 9781107037588 • Price ` 695.00 only

Nanotechnology and Development What’s in it for Emerging Countries?

Shyama V. Ramani Shyama V. Ramani is Professorial Fellow at United Nations University, Maastricht, and Professor of Health, Life Sciences and Development at Maastricht University.

Nanotechnology and Development What’s in it for Emerging Countries?

Shyama V. Ramani This book traces the trajectories of nanotechnology carved out by both developed countries like the USA, South Korea and the EU as well as emerging economies like China, India, Brazil and Mexico. It also explains how these countries have identified new opportunities and technologies to achieve sustainable advantage in nanotechnology.

Table of Contents List of contributors • List of figures • List of tables • Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction to Nanotechnology and Participation of Developing Countries; 1. On nanoscience, nanotechnology and nanoproducts: Why everyone wants to join this game? ; 2. Catching up in the nanotechnology sectors: An examination of low and middle income countries;Part

II: Winning and Losing in Nanotech: Case Studies from Developed Countries; 3. Looking into the black box of policy design: How did the US lose out on solar energy?; 4. Nanotechnology Research and Innovation Activities in the European Union; 5. Is a regional technology cluster born or created? Lessons from the construction of a nanotech cluster in the Grenoble Region; Part III: Placing Bets on Nanotech: Case Studies of Emerging Countries; 6. Sure Bet or Mirage? On the Chinese Trajectory in Nanotechnology; 7. Panorama of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Brazil; 8. NST without NII? The Mexican Case Study; 9. Nanotechnology in India; Part IV: Conclusions;10. Nanotech after Biotech in Emerging economies: Déjà vu or a new form of catching up? • Index

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