Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
inmediatismo
English translation:
short-termism / a short-term approach
Spanish term
inmediatismo
Podría ser...the application of immediate public policies ?
Gracias
4 +8 | short-termism / a short-term approach | ___jck___ |
4 | immediatism | Simon Bruni |
4 | very prompt measures | telefpro |
3 +1 | (public policy) immediacy | Ana Vozone |
3 | instant gratification | Muriel Vasconcellos |
Proposed translations
short-termism / a short-term approach
Short-termism refers to an excessive focus on short-term results at the expense of long-term interests. (link 1, Financial Times)
Yes, Short-Termism Really Is a Problem (link 2, Harvard Business Review)
http://lexicon.ft.com/Term?term=short_termism&mhq5j=e1
http://hbr.org/2015/10/yes-short-termism-really-is-a-problem
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liz askew
: I can only find this word used in Portuguese.
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Thanks Liz :)
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Charles Davis
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Thanks Charles :)
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neilmac
: Neat ;)
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Thanks Neil :)
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franglish
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Thanks Franglish :)
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Robert Carter
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Thanks Robert :)
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Robert Forstag
: But not "short-termism."
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Thanks Robert :)
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12316323 (X)
: Agree with Robert F- short-term approach.
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Thanks Kathryn :)
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philgoddard
: Short-termism. It says -ismo in the Spanish, and that should be reflected in the English.
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Thanks Phil :)
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immediatism
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/immedia...
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liz askew
: not used though in current parlance, seems to be used in the context of slavery
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very prompt measures
(public policy) immediacy
Many relevant examples on this link.
https://www.google.pt/search?q="political immediacy"&oq="pol...
will be available the very next day, when they still have political immediacy and when people are still interested in them.
In short, the condition of political immediacy refers to the profundity of political coercion, whereas the condition of legal immediacy refers to its directnes
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: But I would say 'immediacy in public policy' - emphasis issues (topic of my lifelong research)
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Thank you, Muriel!
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