Keynes's 15-hour week

one hundred years after 1930

In 1930, Keynes predicted a standard of living between four and eight times as high "one hundred years hence" and suggested, for that future of abundance, three-hour shifts or "a fifteen-hour week". The essay turns one hundred in October 2030.

Forecast: John Maynard Keynes, 1930. Source: Quote Investigator

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