How Much is Enough? by Robert Skidelsky, Edward Skidelsky

How Much is Enough? by Robert Skidelsky, Edward SkidelskyIn 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

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