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class consciousness, envy, and conflict  

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  • Throughout the twentieth century, class played a central role in the politics of the advanced capitalist democracies. The accommodation of an increasingly conscious working class was a major preoccupation of national politics, and the development of class compromises largely conditioned the development of the welfare state and industrial regulations. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Class Consciousness, Envy, and Conflict]

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