Falling behind how rising inequality harms the middle class /
Frank, Robert H.
Falling behind how rising inequality harms the middle class / Robert H. Frank ; with a new preface. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 148 pages :) : illustrations. - The Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 4 .
Includes bibliographies 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.
9780520957435
Middle class--Economic conditions.--United States
Income distribution--United States.
Consumption (Economics)--United States.
Equality--Economic aspects--United States.
Electronic Books.
HT690 / .F355 2013
Falling behind how rising inequality harms the middle class / Robert H. Frank ; with a new preface. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 148 pages :) : illustrations. - The Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 4 .
Includes bibliographies 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.
9780520957435
Middle class--Economic conditions.--United States
Income distribution--United States.
Consumption (Economics)--United States.
Equality--Economic aspects--United States.
Electronic Books.
HT690 / .F355 2013