Trekonomics · The Economics of Star Trek by Saadia, Manu -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Praise for Manu Saadia Trekonomics Copyright Dedication Contents Epigraph Foreword by Brad Delong Introduction: “Dream not of today, Mister Picard”

Render Unto Star Trek… What Is Trekonomics? The Invention of Trekonomics The Island of Utopia Capital in the Twenty-Fourth Century What’s in this Book? Portrait of the Author as a Young Fan

1: “…Money went the way of the dinosaurs”

Federation Credits No Money, No Problem Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing Everyone’s Lot Has Been Terminally Improved Reputation as Currency The Burden of Private Ownership

2: “…Why is everyone so worried about holograms taking over the universe?”

The Meaning of Work Work and Gift-Giving Citizen Robots Photons Be Free The Zen of Flipping Burgers People Who Are Not Going to Make It Humanoid Capital

3: “Tea, Earl Grey, hot”

Live Better Electrically The Great Department Store in the Sky Zillions of Petabytes Von Neumann and the Engines of Creation Additive Manufacturing The Pareto Machine

4: “…Only a fool would stand in the way of progress”

Malthus Guano and Technology Substitution The Limitless Resource News of Our Demise…

5: “…The thought that warp engines might be causing some kind of damage”

The Tragedy of the Galactic Commons The Game Prison Break Collective Action Easy Rider Keep Paradise Running Smoothly

6: “…That future, that space station, all those people—they exist…”

Roadside Picnic and an Ambiguous Utopia Red Cross Meets the Mit Faculty Club Pulp Fiction Foundation The Futurians Uss Asimov Robots of Dawn True Love Could Not Happen There

7: “There are still many human emotions i do not comprehend…”

No Learning, No Growing The Cookies Are Free Aliens Kirk Spared the Gorn Prime Directive Resistance Is Futile Do the Right Thing

8: “Never be afraid to mislabel a product”

9: “I live in the hope that you may one day see the universe for what it truly is…”

The Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren The Vulcans Are Not Coming …But the Robots Are There Is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch Full Unemployment What Is To Be Done?

Conclusion: “Live Long, and Prosper” Acknowledgments Further Reading

Economics and Political Science On Star Trek Shows Works About Star Trek Memoirs, Biographies Environment Future Visions

Star Trek Episodes Cited

Star Trek Movies Cited

Science Fiction for Further Reading About the Author List of Patrons Inkshares Endnotes