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While many of the chapters in this book examine the economic differences between countries, the economy also structures unequal relationships within the workplace. Guillermo Foladori and Edgar Zayago Lau call attention to one such historical relationship that forms an important part of the context of the regulation of nanotechnology: the relationship between workers and managers. Past experience has taught workers not to trust management to watch out for their best interests when it comes to risk. Workers also have been relatively neglected in the technology assessment process, even though they are more likely than the general public to be exposed to new substances and production processes at a time when risk is unknown.
Originally presented at the Workshop on Nanotechnology, Equity, and Equality at Arizona State University on November 21, 2008. This chapter was peer-reviewed.
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Foladori, G., Zayago Lau, E. (2010). The Role of Organized Workers in the Regulation of Nanotechnologies. In: Cozzens, S., Wetmore, J. (eds) Nanotechnology and the Challenges of Equity, Equality and Development. Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9615-9_11
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