> *Why don't they trade spice for water?*

This isn't real, but should be—
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Uz0LMbWpI&t=49s
[Tolkien explains why the Fellowship didn't fly the Eagles to Mordor]

Atreus

It's been a while since I read Dune. Why don't they trade spice for water? That's the obvious expectation from comparative advantage analysis.

I'm sure it's explained, since the book is so incredibly detailed in its world building.

econ

The Economics of Dune

r3drun3

It's been a while since I read Dune. Why don't they trade spice for water? That's the obvious expectation from comparative advantage analysis.

I'm sure it's explained, since the book is so incredibly detailed in its world building.