ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

Human values

Distortion

Distortion

Distortions
Distorted
Distortionary

Broader

Perfection-Imperfection

Interpretability-Misinterpretability

Communicativeness-Uncommunicativeness

Problem

Short-term profit maximization

Preferential trade arrangements

International aid paternalism

Excessive customs and trade formalities

Distortionary tax systems

Distortion in international trade

Distorted exclusiveness of social groups

Discrimination against women by the sciences

Restrictive business practices

Ineffective university faculty members

Fabricated quotations

Distortion of national economies from food subsidies

Distortion of international trade through obstacles to patent protection

Distortion of international trade by selective indirect taxes and import charges

Distortion of international trade by restrictive customs valuation practices

Distortion of international trade by minimum pricing regulations and other measures to regulate domestic prices

Distortion of international trade by embargoes

Distortion of international trade by dumping

Distortion of international trade by discriminatory requirements with respect to product standards and measures

Distortion of international trade by discriminatory requirements with respect to marks of product origin

Distortion of international trade by discriminatory government and private procurement policies

Distortion of international trade by discriminatory formulation of health and sanitary regulations for agricultural and pharmaceutical products

Distortion of international trade by discriminatory application of antidumping regulations

Distorted media presentations

Deliberate lying by corporation officials

Deception by government

Corporation financial secrecy

Competitive distortion of musical pitch

Uncommunicativeness

Recipient distortion of foreign aid

Misrepresentation of geographical information

Inherent patriarchal distortion of planning

Distortion of truth by evolution of language

Distortion of life in society

Distortion of justice in practice

Distortion of international trade by export subsidies and countervailing duties

Distortion of indicators of achievement

Distortion in intergovernmental organizations by mini-state membership

Strategy

Improving pricing efficiency

Identifying resource pricing distortions arising from environmental programmes

Distorting musical pitch

Clarifying musical pitch

Metadata

Database

Human values

Type

(D) Destructive values

Subject

Societal problems » Distortion

Content quality

Yet to rate

Language

English

Last update

Dec 2, 2024