Falling behind how rising inequality harms the middle class /

Main Author: Frank, Robert H.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2013.
Series:The Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 4
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10743909
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300 |a xxvi, 148 p. :  |b ill. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-140) and index. 
505 0 |a 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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650 0 |a Income distribution  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Consumption (Economics)  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Equality  |x Economic aspects  |z United States. 
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