{"product_id":"envy-in-politics-1","title":"Envy in Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow envy, spite, and the pursuit of admiration influence politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy 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 \u003ci\u003eEnvy in Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, Gwyneth McClendon contends that if we want to understand these and other forms of puzzling political behavior, we should pay attention to envy, spite, and the pursuit of admiration--all manifestations of our desire to maintain or enhance our status within groups. Drawing together insights from political philosophy, behavioral economics, psychology, and anthropology, McClendon explores how and under what conditions status motivations influence politics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough surveys, case studies, interviews, and an experiment, McClendon argues that when concerns about in-group status are unmanaged by social conventions or are explicitly primed by elites, status motivations can become drivers of public opinion and political participation. McClendon focuses on the United States and South Africa—two countries that provide tough tests for her arguments while also demonstrating that the arguments apply in different contexts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom debates over redistribution to the mobilization of collective action, \u003ci\u003eEnvy in Politics\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first theoretical and empirical investigation of the connection between status motivations and political behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54147504505176,"sku":null,"price":43.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780691178653_124537a6-8483-46c6-bdc5-b85b803a2120.jpg?v=1771909239","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/envy-in-politics-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}