Preface | p. vii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Recent Changes in Income and Wealth Inequality | p. 6 |
Inequality, Happiness, and Health | p. 15 |
Envy or Context? | p. 29 |
The Rising Cost of Adequate | p. 43 |
Why Do We Care about Rank? | p. 52 |
What Types of Consumption Are Most Sensitive to Context? | p. 61 |
How Can Middle-Class Families Afford to Keep Up? | p. 78 |
Smart for One, Dumb for All | p. 87 |
Looking Ahead | p. 95 |
Lessons for Public Policy | p. 103 |
Reflections | p. 117 |
Notes | p. 127 |
References | p. 133 |
Index | p. 141 |
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