{"product_id":"how-much-is-enough-money-and-the-good-life-9781590516348","title":"How Much Is Enough?: Money and the Good Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eA provocative and timely call for a moral approach to economics, drawing on philosophers, political theorists, writers, and economists from Aristotle to Marx to Keynes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What constitutes the good life? What is the true value of money? Why\u003cbr\u003edo we work such long hours merely to acquire greater wealth? These\u003cbr\u003eare some of the questions that many asked themselves when the\u003cbr\u003efinancial system crashed in 2008. This book tackles such questions\u003cbr\u003ehead-on. \u003cbr\u003e The authors begin with the great economist John Maynard Keynes.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1930 Keynes predicted that, within a century, per capita income\u003cbr\u003ewould steadily rise, people's basic needs would be met, and no one\u003cbr\u003ewould have to work more than fifteen hours a week. Clearly, he was\u003cbr\u003ewrong: though income has increased as he envisioned, our wants\u003cbr\u003ehave seemingly gone unsatisfied, and we continue to work long hours.\u003cbr\u003e The Skidelskys explain why Keynes was mistaken. Then, arguing\u003cbr\u003efrom the premise that economics is a moral science, they trace the\u003cbr\u003econcept of the good life from Aristotle to the present and show how\u003cbr\u003eour lives over the last half century have strayed from that ideal. Finally, \u003cbr\u003ethey issue a call to think anew about what really matters in our lives\u003cbr\u003eand how to attain it. \u003ci\u003eHow Much Is Enough?\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of deep intelligence\u003cbr\u003eand ethical commitment accessible to all readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590516348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/08\/2013 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robert Skidelsky, Edward Skidelsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660844888220,"sku":"9781590516348","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_31a87895-6414-4123-864b-d8e6d6620903.jpg?v=1603897680","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-much-is-enough-money-and-the-good-life-9781590516348","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}