How Much is Enough?
Money and the Good Life
$32.97
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
23 October 2013
Summary
In 1930, the great economist Keynes predicted that, over the next century, income would rise steadily, people’s basic needs would be met, and no one would have to work more than fifteen hours a week. Why was he wrong?
Robert and Edward Skidelsky argue that wealth is not – or should not be – an end in itself, but a means to ‘the good life’. Tracing the concept from Aristotle to the present, they show how far modern life has strayed from that ideal. They reject the idea that there is an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241953891 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241953898 |
| Author: | Edward Skidelsky, Robert Skidelsky |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 23 October 2013 |
| Weight: | 207g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 15mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A crisp and pungent book
A crisp and pungent book – Rowan Williams * Prospect *“How much is enough?” is a good question. Anyone who sets store by capitalism and markets will find [this] book uncomfortable reading. It should be read all the same * Economist *A truly innovative and radical perspective on reshaping the economy … thought-stirring and extremely refreshing – John Gray * Guardian *A welcome call to reinvigorate society’s ethical aspect and bring about the good life for everyone * New Yorker *In their thoughtful book, the Skidelskys move seamlessly from the abstract to the concrete; from philosophy to public policy. They note that Keynes’s futuristic essay was ignored as the world sank into the Great Depression. Will we again ignore this call to imagine a better future? – Jon Cruddas MP * Independent *
About The Author
Edward Skidelsky
Robert Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick. His three volume biography of John Maynard Keynes (1983, 1992, 2000) received numerous prizes, including the Lionel Gelber Prize for International Relations and the Council on Foreign Relations Prize for International Relations. He was made a life peer in 1991, and a Fellow of the British Academy in 1994.
Edward Skidelsky is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Exeter. He is author of Ernst Cassirer- The Last Philosopher of Culture and contributes regularly to the New Statesman and Prospect. He is currently working on a book entitled The Language of the Virtues.
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