2016, Trekonomics
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<div class="authorName__container"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14474271.Manu_Saadia">Manu Saadia</a></div>
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<div id="description" class="readable stacked"><span id="freeText14674451020201474754"><em>Star Trek</em> is set in an amazing utopian universe of faster-than-light travel, of “beam me up, Scotty,” and Vulcan salutes. It’s also a universe where war and poverty have been eradicated, money doesn’t exist, and work is indistinguishable from leisure. In this ground-breaking book, timed to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of <em>Star Trek</em>’s first episode, Manu Saadia takes a deep dive into the show’s most radical and provocative aspect: its detailed and consistent economic vision.
Could we create such a utopia here on Earth? And why has <em>Star Trek</em>’s future had such staying power in our cultural imagination? <em>Trekonomics</em> looks at the morals, values, and hard economics that underpin the series’ ideal society, and its sources of inspiration both inside and outside the science-fiction canon. After reading this book, you’ll be able to answer the question: If you <em>could</em> live in <em>Star Trek</em>’s economic utopia, would you want to?</span> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27040338-trekonomics" data-text-id="14674451020201474754">(less)</a></div>
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<div class="row">Hardcover, 280 pagesPublished</div>
<div class="row">May 31st 2016 by PipertextISBN1941758754</div>
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