how humans will colonize planets, moons, and asteroids /
First Statement of Responsibility
Peter Lothian Nelson, Walter E. Block.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cham, Switzerland :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2018]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource
SERIES
Series Title
Palgrave studies in classical liberalism.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Privatize space travel! -- Man's inhumanity to man -- Why privatize anything? -- Why privatize space travel and colonization? -- Ownership concepts -- The moon -- The inner planets and extra-terrestrial moons -- The gas giants -- Asteroids, comets, and other non-planetary objects -- Space boondoggles: NASA, STEM subsidies -- Public goods: basic research and terraforming -- Space law -- Timing -- Who are the libertarians in the space initiative? -- Space-oriented writers -- Conclusion.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This title compares and contrasts the motivations, morality, and effectiveness of space exploration when pursued by private entrepreneurs as opposed to government. The authors advocate market-driven, private initiatives take the lead through enhanced competition and significant resources that can be allocated to the exploration and exploitation of outer space. Space travel and colonisation is analysed through the prism of economic freedom and laissez faire capitalism, in a unique and accessible book.