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Shift to short-term research funding

Name(s): 
Bias against funding long-term research projects
Broader 
Short-range project funding
Economic rationalism drives education
Incompatibility of long-term thinking and financial priorities
Downgrading of services with nonquantifiable long-term benefits
Reduces 
Misappropriation of resources for high cost research projects
Related 
Uncoordinated research efforts
This problem is a member of 12 aggravating loops
Aggravates 
Reward biased research [in 7 loops]
Obstruction of research
Imbalanced research activity [in 4 loops]
Ignorance of health and hygiene
Unconsolidated medical research [in 1 loop]
Aggravated by 
Commercialization of research
Shortage of funds for research
Over-emphasis on immediate solutions in resource development research
Type 
(E) Emanations of other problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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