Difference between revisions of "Colony"
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| + | A world, country, or foundation sponsors most colonies. Because colonies generally lose money, profit is rarely a motive for sponsoring a colony. A colony must become self-supporting; sponsors cannot supply goods indefinitely. Lingering problems will doom a colony. | ||
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| + | Some colonists raise food to feed themselves and to sell to other colonists. Others produce commodities for export off-planet. There may be hunter/explorers as well - people who live in the wild, occasionally visiting civilization to sell their unusual finds. The last have limited use in any colonization scheme. | ||
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| + | Farmers or miner/prospectors will settle first. Storekeepers and other businessmen will follow. The arrival of medium and large businesses usually signals long term success in producing saleable exports. Few colonies become self-sufficient in manufacturing. Saleable commodities from under-developed worlds are almost exclusively precious minerals. The economies of under- developed worlds are dependent on resource prices. | ||
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | |S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:08, 30 November 2018
A group of sophonts living in a new territory, but retaining ties with their parent state.
A world, country, or foundation sponsors most colonies. Because colonies generally lose money, profit is rarely a motive for sponsoring a colony. A colony must become self-supporting; sponsors cannot supply goods indefinitely. Lingering problems will doom a colony.
Some colonists raise food to feed themselves and to sell to other colonists. Others produce commodities for export off-planet. There may be hunter/explorers as well - people who live in the wild, occasionally visiting civilization to sell their unusual finds. The last have limited use in any colonization scheme.
Farmers or miner/prospectors will settle first. Storekeepers and other businessmen will follow. The arrival of medium and large businesses usually signals long term success in producing saleable exports. Few colonies become self-sufficient in manufacturing. Saleable commodities from under-developed worlds are almost exclusively precious minerals. The economies of under- developed worlds are dependent on resource prices.
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science