‘How Much Is Enough?’ is a provocative call for a moral approach to economics and relies on the works of philosophers, economists, and political scientists from Aristotle to Marx to Keynes. What is a good life? What is the true value of money? Why do we work longer to create wealth?
These are some of the questions we increasingly ask ourselves since the onset of the 2008 crisis. Keynes predicted back in 1930 that in the next century, per capita income would continuously rise, basic needs would be met, and no one would have to work more than 15 hours a week.
But he was wrong: income grew as he predicted, but our desires have only increased, and we work more and more. Robert and Edward Skidelsky explain why Keynes was mistaken. Arguing that economics is a moral science, they trace the concept of a good life back to Aristotle. However, we have lost that ideal over the past half-century.
Robert and Edward Skidelsky
How Much Is Enough?
Other Press, LLC, 2013.
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