</s> ▁How ▁Much ▁is ▁En ough ?: ▁M oney ▁and ▁the ▁Good ▁Life ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁popular ▁econom ics ▁book ▁by ▁Robert ▁Sk idel sky ▁and ▁Edward ▁Sk idel sky . ▁It ▁was ▁published ▁initially ▁by ▁Other ▁Press ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁P engu in ▁Books . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁asks ▁why ▁Western ers ▁work ▁so ▁many ▁hours ▁per ▁week ▁and ▁lead ▁lives ▁that ▁revol ve ▁around ▁money , ▁business ▁and ▁financial ▁dec isions ▁in ▁def iance ▁of ▁John ▁May n ard ▁Ke yn es ' ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁assertion ▁that ▁there ▁would ▁come ▁a ▁time ▁( around ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁when ▁capital ism ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁all ▁our ▁needs ▁and ▁the ▁work ▁week ▁would ▁drop ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁or ▁even ▁ 5 ▁hours . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁( and ▁Edward ▁Sk idel sky ' s ▁writing ▁generally ) ▁looks ▁into ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁good ▁life ▁and ▁how ▁capital ism ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁it , ▁but ▁we ▁have ▁now ▁lost ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁good ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁priority . ▁ ▁The ▁solutions ▁offered ▁to ▁this ▁problem ▁are ▁to ▁" cur b ▁ins ati ability " ▁and ▁to ▁consider ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁basic ▁income ▁for ▁society . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁" The ▁over - all ▁thrust ▁of ▁their ▁po lem ic ▁is ▁a ▁welcome ▁call ▁to ▁re inv ig or ate ▁society ' s ▁eth ical ▁aspect ▁and ▁bring ▁about ▁the ▁good ▁life ▁for ▁everyone ." ▁—