Envy in politics /
How envy, spite, and the pursuit of admiration influence politicsWhy do governments underspend on policies that would make their constituents better off? Why do people participate in contentious politics when they could reap benefits if they were to abstain? In Envy in Politics, Gwyneth McClendon co...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Princeton studies in political behavior.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ONE Introduction: Status Concerns and Political Behavior; TWO Applications; Preferences over Redistribution; Government Underspending; Mobilization of Collective Action; THREE Elaborations on the Main Arguments; FOUR Conclusion; TECHNICAL NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.