Frank, Robert H. <br/><br/>
Falling behind  how rising inequality harms the middle class /  [electronic resource] : 
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-140) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780520251885 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520251881 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780520252523 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520252527 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780520280526 9780520957435 (e-book) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Middle class--Economic conditions.--United States<br/>Income distribution--United States.<br/>Consumption (Economics)--United States.<br/>Equality--Economic aspects--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT690.U6  / F73 2013eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.5/50973