Local/Global Encounters

Development (2006) 49, 114–118. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100301

Nanomedicine, Poverty and Development

Noela Invernizzi and Guillermo Foladori

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Abstract

The application of nanotechnologies in the field of health is profiled as one of the most promising. Nanomedicine is even seen as a fundamental element in the fight against poverty. Nevertheless, Noela Invernizzi and Guillermo Foladori argue that intrinsic characteristics of nanomedicine could widen still further the gap between haves and have-nots.

Keywords:

nanodivide, MDGs, technology, magic bullet, social injustice