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ISBN Number: 9781930865198
Subtitle: The Free-Market Frontier
Editor: Hudgins, Edward L.
Written by: Hudgins, Edward L.
Written by: Hudgins, Ed
Written by: Cato Institute
Written by: Boaz, David
Published by: Libri
Location: Washington, D.C.
Subject: General
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: New Business Enterprises
Subject: Policy sciences
Subject: Free trade
Subject: Liberty
Subject: Space industrialization.
Subject: Reference
Edition Description: Trade paper
Series Volume: 22
Date of Publication: January 2003
Cover Type: Paperback
Grade Level: General/trade
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 220
Book Size: 9.00x6.00x.60 in. .87 lbs.
Dennis Tito isn't the only entrepreneur headed into space. Many are interested but the question is how to open space to private travel and more commercial ventures. The contributors to this book:
-- review the development of America's space program and NASA's bureaucratic problems
-- examine the legal and regulatory barriers to private space exploration
-- explore current and potential private space ventures
-- discuss various legislative and privatization proposals, as well as what kind of property rights regime is necessary if space is to become the next free-market frontier. Book News Annotation:
Hudgins (director of The Objectivist Center) presents 16
contributions from a conference sponsored by the libertarian-oriented
Cato Institute. They extend the Institute's enthusiasm for all things
privatized to the regions of space this side of Mars. Calls for
deregulation are included alongside examinations of efforts to
promote space tourism and commerce. Also included are a call for
offering tax exemptions to companies going into space (penned by U.S.
Rep. Rohrabacher) and discussions of the promotion of property rights
in space.
Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis:
Space deals with the issues involved in opening space to private travel and more commercial ventures.
