Falling behind : how rising inequality harms the middle class /
Frank, Robert H.
Falling behind : how rising inequality harms the middle class / Robert H. Frank ; with a new preface. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2013. - xxvi, 148 p. : ill. - The Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 4 . - 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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Middle class--Economic conditions.--United States
Income distribution--United States.
Consumption (Economics)--United States.
Equality--Economic aspects--United States.
305.5/50973
Falling behind : how rising inequality harms the middle class / Robert H. Frank ; with a new preface. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2013. - xxvi, 148 p. : ill. - The Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 4 . - 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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Middle class--Economic conditions.--United States
Income distribution--United States.
Consumption (Economics)--United States.
Equality--Economic aspects--United States.
305.5/50973