The Price of Prestige

154 chapter six prestige, or the material returns generated by prestige is likely to produce unsatisfactory results. Many resear ...

conclusions 155 This puzzle is analogous to the one motivating the study of conspicu- ous consumption. Wars occur when actors ch ...

156 chapter six Here again, the rationalist puzzle resembles the basic pattern of Veblen effects — a more expensive good is cons ...

conclusions 157 that are associated with and are indicative of the dynamics of conspicuous consumption. By simply demonstrating ...

158 chapter six among middle powers. These examples suggest that prestige symbols are understood as a mechanism for identifying ...

conclusions 159 become insensitive to other forms of capital. This study overcomes this shortcoming by identifying two forms of ...

160 chapter six less important. There is no necessary theoretical reason to assume ma- terial primacy. Despite the terminology, ...

conclusions 161 generates a trap: “Was it not bad form to think about good form? His vi- tals were tortured by this problem.... ...

162 chapter six itself. It is doubtful whether complex models that focus on the strategic international implications of public s ...

conclusions 163 prestige? And if so, how much are we willing to invest? What are the opportunity costs of such investments? A di ...

164 chapter six maximizers. Similarly, extravagant acts that lead to a counterproductive Gatsby effect, such as the purchase of ...

conclusions 165 will need to address a few problematic issues. The most prevalent of these is the need to weigh the relative sig ...

166 chapter six international relations theory. Prestige, as one of these concepts, deserves our renewed attention. Veblen’s sta ...

Notes Chapter One For examples of recent works, see Milliken 1996 ; Gilady 2015 ; Onea 2014 ; Larson, Paul, and Wohlforth 2013 ...

168 notes to pages 6–10 and Shi 2015 ; Moav and Neeman 2012 ; Valente 2009 ; Alvarez- Cuadrado 2007 ; Tian and Yang 2009 ; Arrow ...

notes to pages 10–15 169 fear, it is likely to be a desired commodity in an anarchic system, where life is often characterized a ...

170 notes to pages 16–23 In Canada, a potlatch ban was in effect between 1884 and 1951. See also Fussell 1983 , 28. The terms p ...

notes to pages 23–29 171 Hopkins and Kornienko 2004 ; Keynes ( 1930 ) 1991 , 358 – 73. See also Due- senberry 1949 ; Dupor and ...

172 notes to pages 30–44 In his discussion of the universalism of rational choice (RC) approaches, Fiorina ( 1995 , 88 ) define ...

notes to pages 44–49 173 invidious comparison. It is easy to see why a frog might choose to live in a pond populated by smaller ...