Global InformationTrekonomics information
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| Author | Manu Saadia |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Published | May 31, 2016 (Pipertext) |
| Publication place | United States United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 280 |
| ISBN | 1941758754 13: 9781941758755 |
Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek is a 2016 book by French economist Manu Saadia. The book deals with the topic of the scarcity in the economy by looking at it in reverse. The author describes the 24th-century Star Trek universe in which scarcity does not exist at all. The book explores a post-scarcity age and how our society would need to change to adapt itself to such an environment. It looks at the expectations regarding automation and artificial intelligence and takes readers through a journey of the fictional, moneyless world of Star Trek. It also looks at the challenges to the Star Trek economy.
Saadia concludes that "Post-scarcity is not so much a matter of material wealth or natural bounty, but an organizational option for society".[1]
In 2017 the Trekonomics audiobook was a finalist for an Audie Award in the "Business/Personal Development" category.[2]
- ^ Duclos, Philip M. (2017). "Three Cheers for Trekonomics: The Future of Copyright Doctrine according to Star Athletica and Star Trek". Cornell JL & Public Policy. 27: 207–235.
- ^ "2017 Audie Awards® – APA". www.audiopub.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-11-29.