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Falling behind : how rising inequality harms the middle class
Title:
Falling behind : how rising inequality harms the middle class
Author:
Frank, Robert H.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2007]

©2007
Physical Description:
xiv, 148 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language:
English
Contents:
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

9780520252523
Format :
Book