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short-termism

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


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But SDLP Assembly member Margaret Ritchie said it was short-termism.
All that is required is that governments hold their nerve in the face of fear, intolerance, short-termism and stupidity while planning together a way out of this mess" - Bob Geldof on fighting world poverty in the midst of the global financial crisis.
Mr Miliband replied: "You're absolutely right that in the field of energy, the history of this country has been beset with short-termism and you're absolutely right about clean fossil fuels, about carbon capture and storage and about coal being part of the energy mix.
 
 
 
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