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The '''cobra effect''' is a solution for solving a problem that could make it worse.<ref name="reymann">{{cite web | title= The Cobra Effect | url= http://www.gimme-th.at/blog/?p=213 | work= | publisher= Markus Reymann | date= | accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref><ref name="brickman">{{cite book |title= Preparing the 21st Century Church |last= Brickman |first= Leslie H. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2002 |publisher= Xulon Press |location= |isbn= 1591601673 |page= 326 |pages= |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=R6ocCjZIrrUC&printsec=frontcover#PPA326,M1 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref name="yasin">{{cite web | title= Competitiveness and modernisation of Russian economy: Launch of the project | url= http://www.hse.ru/data/221/436/1235/Competivness_Yasin_Yakovlev.pdf | work= Seminar paper| publisher= Evgeny Yasin, Andrey Yakovlev | date= | accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref><ref name="zibert">{{cite book |title= The Cobra Effect. |last= Siebert |first= Horst |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2003 |publisher= St.-Petersburg University of Economy and Finance |location= |isbn= |page= 41 |pages= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref> The term is often used to illustrate the causes of wrong stimulation in economy and politics.<ref name="yasin"></ref><ref name="zibert"></ref> There are also two published books with the same or similar title, the first by [[Horst Siebert]], German economist and professor,<ref name="amazon">{{cite web | title= Der Kobra-Effekt. Wie man Irrwege der Wirtschaftspolitik vermeidet. | url= http://www.amazon.com/Kobra-Effekt-Irrwege-Wirtschaftspolitik-vermeidet/dp/3421056781 | work= | publisher= Amazon | date= | accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref> and the fictional thriller novel ''[[The Cobra Event]]'' by [[Richard Preston]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Nash|first=Margo |date=November 24, 2002|title=IN PERSON; Where Terrorism Meets Optimism|journal=New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/24/nyregion/in-person-where-terrorism-meets-optimism.html}}</ref> |
The '''cobra effect''' is a solution for solving a problem that could make it worse.<ref name="reymann">{{cite web | title= The Cobra Effect | url= http://www.gimme-th.at/blog/?p=213 | work= | publisher= Markus Reymann | date= | accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref><ref name="brickman">{{cite book |title= Preparing the 21st Century Church |last= Brickman |first= Leslie H. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2002 |publisher= Xulon Press |location= |isbn= 1591601673 |page= 326 |pages= |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=R6ocCjZIrrUC&printsec=frontcover#PPA326,M1 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref name="yasin">{{cite web | title= Competitiveness and modernisation of Russian economy: Launch of the project | url= http://www.hse.ru/data/221/436/1235/Competivness_Yasin_Yakovlev.pdf | work= Seminar paper| publisher= Evgeny Yasin, Andrey Yakovlev | date= | accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref><ref name="zibert">{{cite book |title= The Cobra Effect. |last= Siebert |first= Horst |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2003 |publisher= St.-Petersburg University of Economy and Finance |location= |isbn= |page= 41 |pages= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref><ref name="economy-point">{{cite web | title= Kobraeffekt | url= http://www.economy-point.org/k/kobraeffekt.html | work= | publisher= Economy-point.org | date= | accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref> The term is often used to illustrate the causes of wrong stimulation in economy and politics.<ref name="yasin"></ref><ref name="zibert"></ref><ref name="economy-point"></ref> There are also two published books with the same or similar title, the first by [[Horst Siebert]], German economist and professor,<ref name="amazon">{{cite web | title= Der Kobra-Effekt. Wie man Irrwege der Wirtschaftspolitik vermeidet. | url= http://www.amazon.com/Kobra-Effekt-Irrwege-Wirtschaftspolitik-vermeidet/dp/3421056781 | work= | publisher= Amazon | date= | accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref> and the fictional thriller novel ''[[The Cobra Event]]'' by [[Richard Preston]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Nash|first=Margo |date=November 24, 2002|title=IN PERSON; Where Terrorism Meets Optimism|journal=New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/24/nyregion/in-person-where-terrorism-meets-optimism.html}}</ref> |
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The term goes back to a historical event in [[India]]. A British governor wanted to stop a cobra plague in India but the British were in fear of these animals. So they tried to pay the Indians for every dead snake a money. In the beginning, the concept worked out well. More and more dead snakes were going to be delivered. In the further development, the number of snakes did not decrease, but increase when the Indians started to breed cobras to earn a living of it. |
The term goes back to a historical event in [[India]]. A British governor wanted to stop a cobra plague in India but the British were in fear of these animals. So they tried to pay the Indians for every dead snake a money. In the beginning, the concept worked out well. More and more dead snakes were going to be delivered. In the further development, the number of snakes did not decrease, but increase when the Indians started to breed cobras to earn a living of it. |
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When the money was canceled after a period of time, the breeders setted the animals free as there was no further use for them. Due to the money the number of Cobras had been multiplied. The apparent solution for the problem made the situation even worse.<ref name="reymann"></ref><ref name="brickman"></ref><ref name="yasin"></ref><ref name="zibert"></ref><ref name="amazon"></ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Brickman|first=Leslie H.|title=Preparing the 21st Century Church |pages=326|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=R6ocCjZIrrUC}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Schwartz|first=Christian |title=NCD Implementation Guide|publisher=Carol Stream Church Smart Resources|date=1996|pages=126 }} Cited in the Brickman book, page 326.</ref> |
When the money was canceled after a period of time, the breeders setted the animals free as there was no further use for them. Due to the money the number of Cobras had been multiplied. The apparent solution for the problem made the situation even worse.<ref name="reymann"></ref><ref name="brickman"></ref><ref name="yasin"></ref><ref name="zibert"></ref><ref name="economy-point"></ref><ref name="amazon"></ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Brickman|first=Leslie H.|title=Preparing the 21st Century Church |pages=326|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=R6ocCjZIrrUC}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Schwartz|first=Christian |title=NCD Implementation Guide|publisher=Carol Stream Church Smart Resources|date=1996|pages=126 }} Cited in the Brickman book, page 326.</ref> |
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Template:Rescue The cobra effect is a solution for solving a problem that could make it worse.[1][2][3][4][5] The term is often used to illustrate the causes of wrong stimulation in economy and politics.[3][4][5] There are also two published books with the same or similar title, the first by Horst Siebert, German economist and professor,[6] and the fictional thriller novel The Cobra Event by Richard Preston.[7]
The term goes back to a historical event in India. A British governor wanted to stop a cobra plague in India but the British were in fear of these animals. So they tried to pay the Indians for every dead snake a money. In the beginning, the concept worked out well. More and more dead snakes were going to be delivered. In the further development, the number of snakes did not decrease, but increase when the Indians started to breed cobras to earn a living of it.
When the money was canceled after a period of time, the breeders setted the animals free as there was no further use for them. Due to the money the number of Cobras had been multiplied. The apparent solution for the problem made the situation even worse.[1][2][3][4][5][6][8][9]
References
- ^ a b "The Cobra Effect". Markus Reymann. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ a b Brickman, Leslie H. (2002). Preparing the 21st Century Church. Xulon Press. p. 326. ISBN 1591601673.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c "Competitiveness and modernisation of Russian economy: Launch of the project" (PDF). Seminar paper. Evgeny Yasin, Andrey Yakovlev. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ a b c Siebert, Horst (2003). The Cobra Effect. St.-Petersburg University of Economy and Finance. p. 41.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c "Kobraeffekt". Economy-point.org. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ a b "Der Kobra-Effekt. Wie man Irrwege der Wirtschaftspolitik vermeidet". Amazon. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ Nash, Margo (November 24, 2002). "IN PERSON; Where Terrorism Meets Optimism". New York Times.
- ^ Brickman, Leslie H. "Preparing the 21st Century Church": 326.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Schwartz, Christian (1996). NCD Implementation Guide. Carol Stream Church Smart Resources. p. 126. Cited in the Brickman book, page 326.