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Overview
Space Politics and Policy: An Evolutionary Perspective provides a comprehensive survey of Space Policy. This book is organized around two themes. Space Policy is evolutionary in that it has responded to dramatic political events, such as the launching of Sputnik and the Cold War, and has undergone dynamic and evolutionary policy changes over the course of the space age. Space Policy is an integral part of and interacts with public policy processes in the United States and abroad.
The book analyzes Space Policy at several levels including historical context, political actors and institutions, political processes and policy outcomes. It examines the symbiotic relationships between policy, technology, and science; provides a review and synthesis of the existing body of knowledge in Space Policy; and identifies Space Policy trends and developments from the beginnings of the space age through the current era of the twenty-first century.
Synopsis
As American reactions to Sputnik showed, space policy changes with political events and perceptions. It also interacts with larger public policy processes in the United States and abroad. It is in this sense, according to Sadeh (space studies, U. of North Dakota), that it is evolutionary. He presents 17 chapters that examine the formation and implementation of space policy on a number of levels. Three sections explore the topic from the perspectives of the historical context under which space policies emerge; the political actors and institutions that give rise to policy formulations and interpretations; and outcomes in the areas of the environment, law, commerce, and national security. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR