An examination of nanotechnology as a lens through which to study contemporary democracy in both theory and practice. In Democratic Experiments, Brice Laurent discusses the challenges that emerging technologies create for democracy today. He focuses on nanotechnology and its attendant problems, p
Imperfect Democracies: The Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States
โ Scribed by Patti Tamara Lenard; Richard Simeon
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 361
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Subjects
Democracy -- United States. ; Democracy -- Canada.
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