Space Policy in Developing Countries - The Search for Security and Development on the Final Frontier

Informationen zum Autor Robert C. Harding is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, at Valdosta University, GA, USA. His principal research interests are space policy, international security, and Latin American politics. He is the author of Military Foundations of Panamanian Politics (2001), The History of Panama (2006), and many scholarly articles in a number of refereed journals, including Air & Space Power Journal . Klappentext This book analyses the rationale and history of space programs in countries of the developing world. Zusammenfassung This book analyses the rationale and history of space programs in countries of the developing world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Introduction: Space Power as National Power 1. Space Power and the Modern State 2. The Evolution of National Space Policies 3. First Tier Space Powers (Launching BRICs into Space) 4. Second Tier Space Powers 5. Third Tier Space Powers. Conclusions: Space Policy in Developing Countries

Product details

• Authors: Robert Harding
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.06.2012
• EAN: 9780415538459
• ISBN: 978-0-415-53845-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Space Power and Politics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Developing Countries, Space Science, SCIENCE / Space Science / General, Global South / Developing countries