Edward Skidelsky's guest appearances

Edward Skidelsky

New Books in Public Policy

New Books in Economics

New Books Network

David Pilling

Jonathan Morduch

Phillipa Chong

Randy Shaw

Colin Gordon

Matt Stoller

Mark Blyth

Bryan Caplan

Rachel Schneider

Tom Philpott

Brian Greene

Alice Hill

Deborah Gordon

Angus Deaton

Ran Abramitzky

OwlTail

Robert Skidelsky

Why do we work so hard, and should we? These are the questions that Robert and Edward Skidelsky explore in their thought provoking book How Much is Enough?: Money and the Good Life (Other Press, 2012). Their answer to the first question is (to put it in my own words) that we don’t know any better. Our competitive capitalist culture has taught us to work hard so we can earn more. Further, it has taught us that earning more will be “happier.” It won’t, say the Skidelskys. Their answer to the second question is “no,” full stop. What we should do instead is take advantage of our remarkable wealth, work less,  and live the good life. What is the “good life?” Listen in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

Why do we work so hard, and should we? These are the questions that <a href="http://www.skidelskyr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert</a> and <a href="http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/sociology/staff/skidelsky/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edward Skidelsky</a> explore in their thought provoking book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1590515072/?tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Much is Enough?: Money and the Good Life </a>(Other Press, 2012). Their answer to the first question is (to put it in my own words) that we don’t know any better. Our competitive capitalist culture has taught us to work hard so we can earn more. Further, it has taught us that earning more will be “happier.” It won’t, say the Skidelskys. Their answer to the second question is “no,” full stop. What we should do instead is take advantage of our remarkable wealth, work less,  and live the good life. What is the “good life?” Listen in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy</a>

Robert Skidelsky and Edward Skidelsky, “How Much is Enough: Money and the Good Life” (Other Press, 2012)

Why do we work so hard, and should we? These are the questions that Robert and Edward Skidelsky explore in their thought provoking book How Much is Enough?: Money and the Good Life (Other Press, 2012). Their answer to the first question is (to put it in my own words) that we don’t know any better. Our competitive capitalist culture has taught us to work hard so we can earn more. Further, it has taught us that earning more will be “happier.” It won’t, say the Skidelskys. Their answer to the second question is “no,” full stop. What we should do instead is take advantage of our remarkable wealth, work less,  and live the good life. What is the “good life?” Listen in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

Why do we work so hard, and should we? These are the questions that <a href="http://www.skidelskyr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert</a> and <a href="http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/sociology/staff/skidelsky/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edward Skidelsky</a> explore in their thought provoking book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1590515072/?tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Much is Enough?: Money and the Good Life </a>(Other Press, 2012). Their answer to the first question is (to put it in my own words) that we don’t know any better. Our competitive capitalist culture has taught us to work hard so we can earn more. Further, it has taught us that earning more will be “happier.” It won’t, say the Skidelskys. Their answer to the second question is “no,” full stop. What we should do instead is take advantage of our remarkable wealth, work less,  and live the good life. What is the “good life?” Listen in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics</a>