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Trekonomics : The Economics of Star Trek by Manu Saadia is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Trekonomics : The Economics of Star Trek about?

Star Trek is set in an amazing utopian universe of faster-thanlight travel, of “beam me up, Scotty,” and of 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 groundbreaking book, timed to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Star Trek’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 Star Trek’s future had such staying power in our cultural imagination? Trekonomics looks at the morals, values, and hard economics that underpin the series’ ideal society, and its sources of inspiration both inside and outside the sciencefiction canon. After reading this book, you’ll be able to answer the question, if you could live in Star Trek’s economic utopia, would you want to?

Who reads Trekonomics : The Economics of Star Trek?

Author

Manu Saadia

Publisher

Published by Pipertext Publishing Co., Inc., in association with Inkshares, Inc

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781941758755

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Economics, Fiction, Science

Rating

3.9 / 5 (379 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14