TY - BOOK AU - Frank,Robert H. TI - Falling behind: how rising inequality harms the middle class SN - 9780520251885 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - HT690.U6 F73 2007 U1 - 305.5/50973 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Middle class KW - United States KW - Economic conditions KW - Income distribution KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - Equality KW - Economic aspects N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0619/2006026248.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2006026248-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/2006026248-b.html ER -