short-termism
nounEtymology From short-term + -ism.
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Concentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long-term security.
- Shifting from this to a situation where short-termism in access planning becomes the norm is not in passenger interests.2020 August 12, Philip Haigh, “Short-term access planning is not in passengers' interest”, in Rail, page 55:
- Related terms
- short-termist, ad hocery, longtermism