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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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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