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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Competitive envy

Competitive envy

Unpresentable
  • Professional jealousy
  • Envy of another's wealth

Nature

Jealousy in response to the actual or presumed advantage of a rival, especially in regard to professional success or ability, but also any area of domestic, or human life.

Claim

Envy and fear cause the face to pale, and love makes it glow. (Paramhansa Yogananda).

Broader

Envy
Presentable
Interpersonal rivalry
Unpresentable

Narrower

Jealousy
Presentable
Penis envy
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Unbridled academic competition
Presentable
Professional secrecy
Unpresentable
Prevention of the exchange of ideas
Unpresentable
Professional lying
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Long-term unemployment
Excellent
Inequitable distribution of wealth
Excellent
Unbridled competition
Presentable

Strategy

Using professional jealousy
Yet to rate
Envying competitors
Yet to rate
Breaking down professional jealousy
Yet to rate

Value

Wealth
Yet to rate
Unprofessional
Yet to rate
Uncompetitive
Yet to rate
Jealousy
Yet to rate
Envy
Yet to rate
Competition [D]
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
D8488
DOCID
11484880
D7NID
142643
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/competitive-envy
Last update
Oct 4, 2020