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In the social sciences, unintended consequences sometimes unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences are outcomes of a purposeful action that are not intended or foreseen. The term was popularised in the twentieth century by american sociologist robert k. In some cases, unintended consequences can be avoided with approaches such as systems thinking and the precautionary principle. Unintended consequences are results of an action that arent anticipated. Some unintended consequences are beneficial and have positive effects on others andor ourselves. Edward conard is a former partner at, and managing director of. Responsibility for unintended consequences claire finkelstein the appropriateness of imposing criminal liability for negligent conduct has been the subject of debate among criminal law scholars for many years. Unintended consequences associated with p4p were found to include. Previously, he was a founding partner of bain capital, where he worked closely with his friend and colleague, former presidential candidate mitt. Why everything youve been told about the economy is wrong, edward conard officially attempts to debunk myths concerning how the us economy actually functions, while in reality he advances a tired, dated philosophy of the merits of inequality, greed, intense competition and social darwinism. Edward conard is author of the recentlyreleased new york times bestseller, unintended consequences. An unintended consequence of the three strikes rules is that someone with two prior felony convictions now has a serious incentive to evade arrest for a third. Edward conard, romneys friend and former partner at bain capital, is eagerly seizing that opportunity with his manifesto for private investment, unintended consequences. He is a visiting scholar at the american enterprise institute.
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