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Falling Behind: How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class (Wildavsky Forum S
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520252527
ISBN-13
9780520252523
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57153942
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Publication Name
Falling Behind : How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Subject
Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Discrimination & Race Relations, Sociology / General, Economic Conditions, Economics / General, Labor
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Business & Economics
Series
Wildavsky Forum Ser.
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
1.1 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2006-026248
Dewey Edition
22
Series Volume Number
4
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
305.5/50973
Table Of Content
Contents Preface 1. Introduction 2. Recent Changes in Income and Wealth Inequality 3. Inequality, Happiness, and Health 4. Envy or Context? 5. The Rising Cost of Adequate 6. Why Do We Care about Rank? 7. What Types of Consumption Are Most Sensitive to Context? 8. How Can Middle-Class Families Afford to Keep Up? 9. Smart for One, Dumb for All 10. Looking Ahead 11. Lessons for Public Policy 12. Reflections Notes References Index
Synopsis
Although middle-income families don't earn much more than they did several decades ago, they are buying bigger cars, houses, and appliances. To pay for them, they spend more than they earn and carry record levels of debt. In a book that explores the very meaning of happiness and prosperity in America today, Robert Frank explains how increased concentrations of income and wealth at the top of the economic pyramid have set off "expenditure cascades" that raise the cost of achieving many basic goals for the middle class. Writing in lively prose for a general audience, Frank employs up-to-date economic data and examples drawn from everyday life to shed light on reigning models of consumer behavior. He also suggests reforms that could mitigate the costs of inequality. "Falling Behind "compels us to rethink how and why we live our economic lives the way we do. "Copub: Russell Sage Foundation", Although middle-income families don't earn much more than they did several decades ago, they are buying bigger cars, houses, and appliances. To pay for them, they spend more than they earn and carry record levels of debt. In a book that explores the very meaning of happiness and prosperity in America today, Robert Frank explains how increased concentrations of income and wealth at the top of the economic pyramid have set off "expenditure cascades" that raise the cost of achieving many basic goals for the middle class. Writing in lively prose for a general audience, Frank employs up-to-date economic data and examples drawn from everyday life to shed light on reigning models of consumer behavior. He also suggests reforms that could mitigate the costs of inequality. Falling Behind compels us to rethink how and why we live our economic lives the way we do. Copub: Russell Sage Foundation
LC Classification Number
HT690.U6F73 2007
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