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Author:

Frank, Robert H.

Title:

The winner-take-all society : why the few at the top get so much more than the rest of us / Robert H. Frank, Philip J. Cook.

Publisher:

Penguin Books,

Copyright Date:

1996, ©1995

Description:

x, 272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Competition.
Fame--Economic aspects.
Success.
Success in business.
Consumer behavior.
Income distribution.
Competition.
Consumer behavior.
Fame--Economic aspects.
Income distribution.
Success.
Success in business.
Einkommensverteilung
Verbraucherverhalten
Sozialverhalten
Berufserfolg
Concurrence.
Renommée--Aspect économique.
Succès dans les affaires.
Consommateurs--Attitudes.
Revenu--Répartition.
bedrijven
businesses
inkomensverdeling
income distribution
consumentengedrag
consumer behaviour
public finance
Public Economics
Overheidseconomie

Other Authors:

Cook, Philip J., 1946-

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Free Press, 1995. Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-260) and index.

Contents:

1. Winner-take-all markets. -- 2. How winner-take-all markets arise. -- 3. The growth of winner-take-all markets. -- 4. Runaway incomes at the top. -- 5. Minor-league superstars. -- 6. Too many contestants? -- 7. The problem of wasteful investment. -- 8. The battle for educational prestige. -- 9. Curbing wasteful competition. -- 10. Media and culture in the winner-take-all society. -- 11. Old wine in new bottles.

ISBN:

9780028740348
0028740343
9780140259957
0140259953

OCLC:

(OCoLC)35313246

Locations:

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)