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Falling behind : how rising inequality harms the middle class /

Frank, Robert H.

Falling behind : how rising inequality harms the middle class / Robert H. Frank. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007. - xiv, 148 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. - The Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 4 .

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.

ISBN: 9780520251885 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520251881 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780520252523 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520252527 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006026248

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA736776 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013745938 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Middle class--Economic conditions.--United States
Income distribution--United States.
Consumption (Economics)--United States.
Equality--Economic aspects--United States.

LC Class. No.: HT690.U6 / F73 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 305.5/50973