"The widespread belief that tech-savvy, educated millennials are well positioned to handle the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution is misleading. It does not fully grasp the reality of a flux society, where relevant technological skills and knowledge are continuously changing: no one...

Special economic zones can be an effective instrument to promote industrialization if implemented properly in the right context. In China, starting in the 1980s, special economic zones were used as a testing ground for the country's transition from a planned to a market economy, and they are a...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Betting on Biotech -- 1. From Mitigating Risk to Managing Uncertainty -- 2. Reorganizing the State -- 3. Organizing Bio-industry -- 4. Manufacturing "Progress" -- 5. Regulatory Uncertainty -- Conclusion: Beyond the Developmental State -- Index.