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short-termism

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short-termism
the tendency to focus attention on short-term gains, often at the expense of long-term success or stability


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When the goal is to make quick gains, then the means to achieve them may be nothing more than short-termism.
The outcome is that this short-termism combined with herding behaviour leads to a recognition gap.
The big powers' inability to bypass short-termism was largely reflected when dealing with human tragedies in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Rwanda, because the decision-makers in the United Nations opted for a middle course.
 
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