Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface to the 2013 Edition ix
4. Preface to the 2007 Edition xxi
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. Recent Changes in Income and Wealth Inequality 6
7. 3. Inequality, Happiness, and Health 15
8. 4. Envy or Context? 29
9. 5. The Rising Cost of Adequate 43
10. 6. Why Do We Care about Rank? 52
11. 7. What Types of Consumption Are Most Sensitive to Context? 61
12. 8. How Can Middle-Class Families Afford to Keep Up? 78
13. 9. Smart for One, Dumb for All 87
14. 10. Looking Ahead 95
15. 11. Lessons for Public Policy 103
16. 12. Reflections 117
17. Notes 127
18. References 133
19. Index 141