Provides a nontechnical reference source of the relevant social
science and policy literature on nanotechnology. The authors hope
to engender not only a greater appreciation of the economic and
social benefits of nanotechnology but also to encourage more
extensive research and public support of this technology. Section 2
briefly overviews U.S. policy initiatives related to nanotechnology
and to the systematic investment in research that the U.S. Congress
has approved to advance it over the nearly past two decades.
Section 3 summarizes these U.S. research investments into
nanotechnology and compares dimensions of nanotechnology activity
in the United States to activity in other countries. Section 4
offers a taxonomy and overview of the relevant social science and
policy literature related to nanotechnology. The taxonomy is a
subjective classifying device for tracking the growth of this
literature over time; the overview is a descriptive summary of how
researchers in these disciplines have characterized the practice of
nanotechnology. The appendix to this monograph presents an
annotated bibliography of this literature. The extensive annotated
bibliography fills a gap in the literature because the reviews that
exist are limited in scope, and the review points out the lack of
policy research related to public investments in nanotechnology.
Finally, Section 5 suggests specific directions for future policy
research with a focus on a methodology for evaluating the social
benefits of publicly funded nanotechnology R&D investments.
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