1. World problems
  2. Avoidance of decision-making

Avoidance of decision-making

  • Inability to make difficult decisions
  • Unwillingness to make difficult decisions
  • Dodging awkward questions
  • Avoidance of nasty issues

Incidence

Because of their inability or unwillingness to make difficult decisions, planners and budgeters often over-programme and pay little attention to priorities, resource constraints, or phasing of implementation. The result is a tendency to cut or delay spending in a case of unexpected shortfalls.

Claim

When in doubt, mumble. When in trouble, delegate. When in charge, ponder.

Broader

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Indecision
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Aggravates

Over-programming
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Aggravated by

Blame avoidance
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Irrelevance
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Strategy

Value

Avoidance
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Awkwardness
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Difficulty
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Nastiness
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Unwillingness
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Inability
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Subject
  • Policy-making » Policy
  • Content quality
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 21, 2022