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Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek is a 2016 book by French economist . 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.

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  • Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek is a 2016 book by French economist . 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". In 2017 the narrated version of Trekonomics was nominated for an Audie Award and came out as a finalist. (en)
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  • 1941758754
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  • Manu Saadia (en)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
  • United States (en)
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  • Science fiction (en)
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  • English (en)
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  • Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek (en)
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  • Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek is a 2016 book by French economist . 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. (en)
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  • Trekonomics (en)
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