How much is enough? : (Record no. 20082)

MARC details
ISBN
International Standard Book Number 9781846144486
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 332 SK HO
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR
Authors Skidelsky, Robert.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title How much is enough? :
Subtitle the love of money and the case for the good life /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Robert Skidelsky, Edward Skidelsky.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication London :
Publisher Allen Lane,
Date c2012.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent x, 243 p. :
Other Details ill. ;
Size 23 cm.
SUMMARY
Summary What constitutes the good life? What is the true value of money? Why do we work such long hours merely to acquire greater wealth? These are some of the questions that many asked themselves when the financial system crashed in 2008. In 1930 Keynes predicted that, within a century, per capita income would steadily rise, people's basic needs would be met, and no one would have to work more than fifteen hours a week. Clearly, he was wrong: though income has increased as he envisioned, our wants have seemingly gone unsatisfied, and we continue to work long hours. The Skidelskys explain why Keynes was mistaken. Then, arguing from the premise that economics is a moral science, they trace the concept of the good life from Aristotle to the present and show how our lives over the last half century have strayed from that ideal. Finally, they issue a call to think anew about what really matters in our lives and how to attain it.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Wealth.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Wealth
General Moral and ethical aspects.
ADDED ENTRY
Personal name Skidelsky, Edward.
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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Public note Location Map
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR
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SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
-- 3025
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
-- 47240
ADDED ENTRY
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Holdings
Date last seen Full call number Barcode Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Withdrawn status Permanent location Current location Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition
26/01/2017 332 SK HO T0046488 169.00 26/01/2017 REGULAR   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 12/12/2012 Kinokuniya