Problem
Opportunistic exploitation of issues
Other Names:
Carpetbagging Incidence:
Originally applied to politicians from the Northern United States who went to the South after the civil war to try to exploit the unstable situation there for their own profit. (They often carried all their belongings in a carpetbag.) Broader Problems:
Abusive sales techniques Related Problems:
Abusive distribution of political patronageOpportunist bias in public discussion and research on development Subject(s):
Societal Problems → MaltreatmentProblem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST