Frank Herbert's Dune

16 Pages Posted: 1 Feb 2023 Last revised: 22 Feb 2023

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Mark Koyama

George Mason University - Department of Economics; George Mason University - Mercatus Center

Date Written: February 20, 2023

Abstract

This chapter examines Frank Herbert's science fiction classic Dune from the perspectives of economic history and institutional economics.

Keywords: Institutions, Political Economy, Cycles, Religion, Science Fiction

JEL Classification: N00, Z1

Suggested Citation

Koyama, Mark, Frank Herbert's Dune (February 20, 2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4343968 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4343968

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