Falling behind [electronic resource] : how rising inequality harms the middle class / Robert H. Frank ; with a new preface.
By: Frank, Robert H.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
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BookSeries: Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy: 4.Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2013Description: xxvi, 148 p. : ill.Subject(s): Middle class -- United States -- Economic conditions | Income distribution -- United States | Consumption (Economics) -- United States | Equality -- Economic aspects -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 305.5/50973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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