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Title:
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The political economy of the space age : how science and technology shape the evolution of human society /
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Authors:
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Andrea Sommariva, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Press, 2018
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Series:
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Vernon Press series in economic development
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-1-62273-264-7
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Size:
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xxii, 234 p. / ill. / 23 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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HD9711.75
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Subjects:
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Space industrialization
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Space industrialization--Political aspects
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Description:
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This book provides answers to the questions of why human-kind should go into space, and on the relative roles of governments and markets in the evolution of the space economy. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach to answer those questions. It studies processes that transform the economy through the interactions among diverse economic agents, governments, and the extra-systemic environment in which governments operate. Its historical part helps to better understand motivations and constraints - technical, political, and economical - that shaped the growth of the space economy. In the medium term, global issues - such as population changes, critical or limited natural resources, and environmental damages.
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