Falling behind : how rising inequality harms the middle class / Robert H. Frank.

By: Frank, Robert HMaterial type: TextTextSeries: The Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 4Publication details: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, c2007Description: xiv, 148 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 9780520251885 (cloth : alk. paper); 0520251881 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780520252523 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0520252527 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Middle class -- United States -- Economic conditions | Income distribution -- United States | Consumption (Economics) -- United States | Equality -- Economic aspects -- United StatesDDC classification: 305.5/50973 LOC classification: HT690.U6 | F73 2007Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information
Contents:
Introduction -- Recent changes in income and wealth inequality -- Inequality, happiness, and health -- Envy or context? -- The rising cost of adequate -- Why do we care about rank? -- What types of consumption are most sensitive to context? -- How can middle-class families afford to keep up? -- Smart for one, dumb for all -- Looking ahead -- Lessons for public policy -- Reflections.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-140) and index.

Introduction -- Recent changes in income and wealth inequality -- Inequality, happiness, and health -- Envy or context? -- The rising cost of adequate -- Why do we care about rank? -- What types of consumption are most sensitive to context? -- How can middle-class families afford to keep up? -- Smart for one, dumb for all -- Looking ahead -- Lessons for public policy -- Reflections.

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