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Trekonomics

The Economics of Star Trek

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What would the world look like if everybody had everything they wanted or needed? Trekonomics, the premier book in financial journalist Felix Salmon's imprint PiperText, approaches scarcity economics by coming at it backward - through thinking about a universe where scarcity does not exist. Delving deep into the details and intricacies of 24th-century society, Trekonomics explores postscarcity and whether we, as humans, are equipped for it. What are the prospects of automation and artificial intelligence? Is there really no money in Star Trek? Is Trekonomics at all possible?

©2016 Manu Saadia (P)2016 Audible, Inc. Art Economics Social Sciences Theory Capitalism Science Fiction Artificial Intelligence Robotics Star Trek Fiction Technology Computer Science Socialism

Critic reviews

"Manu Saadia has managed to show us one more reason, perhaps the most compelling one of all, why we all need the world of Star Trek to one day become the world we live in." (Chris Black, writer and coexecutive producer, Star Trek: Enterprise)
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Really good book, enjoyed reading and listening to the book at night. would be a long time and a great world to live in of ever possible.

Really Good Book

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very good!! its very interesting to set what the future of humanity might look like

great! I recommend it!!

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Fantastic primernon economics through the lens of Star Trek, as well as a fascinating history of Sci-Fi

A must for any Star Trek or Sci-Fi fan

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Author spent less time talking about actual episodes of Star Trek where economics are referenced and more time philosophising about society. Would be fine, but became very repetitive.

Narration was okay but some very common Trek character names were mispronounced.

Interesting concept but not as good as anticipated

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a great hypothesis on how the economics and social structures of the trek universe work. Leading into a discussion about 21st century economics and what we can aim for and what life won't be like in the real world Star Trek.

great economics take for trekkers

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