02154nam a2200433 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003900112020003600151020003800187020003500225020001800260020002700278040002100305035002100326043001200347050002500359082002000384100002100404245013100425260005600556300002500612490005300637504006400690505039000754533015201144650005401296650004001350650004401390650004701434655002901481710001701510830005001527856012601577999001701703ebr10743909CaPaEBRm o u cr cn|||||||||060810s2013 cauad sb 001 0 eng d z 2006026248 z9780520251885 (cloth : alk. paper) z0520251881 (cloth : alk. paper) z9780520252523 (pbk. : alk. paper) z0520252527 (pbk. : alk. paper) z9780520280526 z9780520957435 (e-book) aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR a(OCoLC)859156244 an-us---14aHT690.U6bF73 2013eb04a305.5/509732221 aFrank, Robert H.10aFalling behindh[electronic resource] :bhow rising inequality harms the middle class /cRobert H. Frank ; with a new preface. aBerkeley :bUniversity of California Press,cc2013. axxvi, 148 p. :bill.1 aThe Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ;v4 aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 133-140) and index.0 aIntroduction -- 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. aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aMiddle classzUnited StatesxEconomic conditions. 0aIncome distributionzUnited States. 0aConsumption (Economics)zUnited States. 0aEqualityxEconomic aspectszUnited States. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc. 0aAaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ;v4.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10743909zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view c32528d32528