Falling behind : how rising inequality harms the middle class /

Main Author: Frank, Robert H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, c2007.
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245 1 |a Falling behind :  |b how rising inequality harms the middle class /  |c Robert H. Frank. 
260 1 |a Berkeley, CA :  |b University of California Press,  |c c2007. 
300 1 |a xiv, 148 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 21 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-140) and index. 
505 1 |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. 
650 1 |a Middle class  |x Economic conditions.  |z United States 
650 1 |a Income distribution  |z United States 
650 1 |a Consumption (Economics)  |z United States 
650 1 |a Equality  |x Economic aspects  |z United States. 
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