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