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© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  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
Falling Behind
This chapter is in the book Falling Behind
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520957435-016

Chapters in this book

  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
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