Nanotechnology implications for labor

Nanotechnology Law and Business

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-78

  Invernizzi, Noela ^a   Foladori, Guillermo ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

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Indexed keywords

DESTABILIZING EFFECT; DIVISION OF LABOR; GLOBAL LEVELS; NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SKILL REQUIREMENTS; SOCIAL IMPLICATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

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NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77951488205     PISSN: 15462080     EISSN: 15462080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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