{"product_id":"space-policy-in-developing-countries-the-search-for-security-and-development-on-the-final-frontier-paperback","title":"Space Policy in Developing Countries: The Search for Security and Development on the Final Frontier - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Harding\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book analyses the rationale and history of space programs in countries of the developing world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpace was at one time the sole domain of the wealthiest developed countries. However, the last couple of decades of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century have witnessed the number of countries with state-supported space programs blossom. Today, no less than twenty-five developing states, including the rapidly emerging economic powers of Brazil (seventh-largest), China (second-largest), and India (fourth-largest), possess active national space programs with already proven independent launch capability or concrete plans to achieve it soon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work places these programs within the context of international relations theory and foreign policy analysis. The author categorizes each space program into tiers of development based not only on the level of technology utilised, but on how each fits within the country's overall national security and\/or development policies. The text also places these programs into an historical context, which enables the author to demonstrate the logical thread of continuity in the political rationale for space capabilities generally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of much interest to students of space power and politics, development studies, strategic studies and international relations in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert C. Harding\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eMilitary Foundations of Panamanian Politics \u003c\/em\u003e(2001), \u003cem\u003eThe History of Panama\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), and many scholarly articles in a number of refereed journals, including \u003cem\u003eAir \u0026amp; Space Power Journal\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52478840766771,"sku":"9781138729407","price":133.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RnVOZUtqdVlLblM2eFpRUlZWSWgvUT09.webp?v=1759661982","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/space-policy-in-developing-countries-the-search-for-security-and-development-on-the-final-frontier-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}