Governing Outer Space as a Commons is Critical for Addressing Commons on Earth

Marco A. Janssen; Xiao-Shan Yap

doi:10.5334/ijc.1378

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Editorial for the special issue on “Commons in Space”.

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Governing Outer Space as a Commons is Critical for Addressing Commons on Earth

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