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carrot-and-stick

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car·rot-and-stick (krt-n-stk)
adj.
Combining a promised reward with a threatened penalty: took a carrot-and-stick approach to the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders.
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carrot-and-stick [ˈkærətəndˈstɪk] ADJ a carrot-and-stick policyla política del palo y la zanahoria


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The centrist politician, following a path set down by his predecessor, Ariel Sharon, has taken a carrot-and-stick approach to the Palestinian Authority's new Hamas leadership.
To correctly use unconventional and conventional forces and succeed in COIN, the counter-insurgents must first invest the effort needed to control the neighborhood or village (often with conventional forces in areas that are simply too "hot" for a small SF team to control by itself) and to develop the carrot-and-stick incentives needed to acquire local intelligence from the populace.
Since a flood of new customers signed up in response to Government carrot-and-stick policies three years ago, premiums have risen sharply and what you get for your money has gradually been eroded,' CHOICE magazine reported.
 
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