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ZANAHORIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Political Science (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- carrot
1, record 1, English, carrot
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A promised often illusory reward or advantage used especially as a political enticement. 1, record 1, English, - carrot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[He] failed to offer the community either the carrot of private enterprise or the stick of compulsion ... 1, record 1, English, - carrot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences politiques (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carotte
1, record 1, French, carotte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode de commandement, de gouvernement qui cherche à obtenir l'assentiment, la confiance d'une catégorie de subordonnés, d'administrés en leur accordant divers avantages. 1, record 1, French, - carotte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bien qu'il s'agisse d'une "carotte" destinée à tenter les industriels et que M. Villiers ait déclaré au ministre de l'Économie que les "carottes" n'intéressaient pas le patronat, il semble bien que celui-ci apprécie déjà le nouvel avantage fiscal qui va lui être accordé [...] 1, record 1, French, - carotte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- zanahoria
1, record 1, Spanish, zanahoria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Otras veces resulta decisiva la presión que sobre los actores se hace desde el exterior, obligándoles a cambiar de actitud, sea mediante el palo (la amenaza) o la zanahoria (los incentivos). 1, record 1, Spanish, - zanahoria
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