Status and Development: How Social Hierarchy Undermines Well-Being

Although social status has been shown to be a fundamental motive for individuals, theories of development have largely overlooked the role of status in shaping economic and social outcomes. In tracing the historical roots of social hierarchy through the cases of race, colonialism, and caste, this ar...

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Main Author: Poulomi Chakrabarti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Russell Sage Foundation 2022-11-01
Series:RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
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