perverse incentive

Serbian translation: kontraproduktivne mere

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English term or phrase:perverse incentive
Serbian translation:kontraproduktivne mere
Entered by: Jelena Bubalo

23:37 Oct 11, 2006
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English term or phrase: perverse incentive
A perverse incentive is a term for an incentive that has the opposite effect of that intended. Perverse incentives by definition produce unintended consequences.
JelenaBg
Local time: 07:17
kontraproduktivne mere
Explanation:
Možda nisu baš mere. Zavisno od konteksta, možda se bolje uklopi neki drugi termin, npr. akcije, inicijative, potezi, i slično, ali mislim da se verovatno radi o nečem što je kontraproduktivno.
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Jelena Bubalo
Local time: 07:17
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2kontraproduktivne mere
Jelena Bubalo
3 +1Tvrdoglav/cudljiv podstrek
Goran Tasic
3perverzan/izvitoperen podsticaj
Dejan Kostic


  

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Tvrdoglav/cudljiv podstrek


Explanation:
Nisam bas najsigurniji, medjutim prema onim navedenim to bi trebalo biti.

Goran Tasic
Serbia
Local time: 07:17
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PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: hvala :)


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agree  Aleksandar Radic: jeste podstrek ali umesto trrdoglav ja bih radije iskoristio kontraproductivan
2 days 20 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
kontraproduktivne mere


Explanation:
Možda nisu baš mere. Zavisno od konteksta, možda se bolje uklopi neki drugi termin, npr. akcije, inicijative, potezi, i slično, ali mislim da se verovatno radi o nečem što je kontraproduktivno.


Jelena Bubalo
Local time: 07:17
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Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: hvala :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pavle Perencevic: Slazem se sa _kontraproduktivna_, a ostavio bih _inicijativa_.
12 hrs
  -> hvala!

agree  Lj Popovic
1 day 18 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
perverzan/izvitoperen podsticaj


Explanation:
Još jedan predlog.

Dejan Kostic
Serbia
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
Notes to answerer
Asker: hvala :)

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