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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McClendon, Gwyneth H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Envy > Social aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
PSYCHOLOGY > Physiological Psychology.
Envie > Aspect politique.
Envie > Aspect social.
Envy > Political aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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.

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