TY - BOOK AU - Frank,Robert H. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Falling behind: how rising inequality harms the middle class T2 - The Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy AV - HT690.U6 F73 2013eb U1 - 305.5/50973 22 PY - 2013/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Middle class KW - United States KW - Economic conditions KW - Income distribution KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - Equality KW - Economic aspects KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10743909 ER -