It is time for policy makers to realize that austerity measures are counterproductive when it comes to investing in resources for those with autism and other developmental disorders.
He suggests raising the top rate of tax to 65% – casting a cynical eye over studies that claim this is counterproductive when it comes to revenues – and calls wisely for proper crackdowns on tax avoidance.
Several economists, including Lawrence Summers and Paul Krugman, have warned that structural reform to increase productivity might be counterproductive when central banks are paralysed, precisely because it lowers prices.
Tony Perkins, a former Louisiana state representative who is president of the Family Research Council, said such an approach could be counterproductive when dealing with churches.
The experience suggests these to be counterproductive: When governments shut down the Net, uninvolved people are affected, angered and become involved.
Intensive surveillance efforts may even be counterproductive when not sustainable because of limited resources or when resources are diverted from other public health activities.
There is some evidence that this element may only be effective in conjunction with normative education or with a rationale or motivation for refusal and may even be counterproductive when used alone [ 28].
For these reasons, Hammersley suggests that ethics committees are not well placed to undertake ethical reviews: the regulatory framework within which they are embedded is counterproductive when, or because, it absolves researchers from the necessity and the practical process of reflecting on the ethical considerations raised by, and during, their research.
However, it's counterproductive when you delegate a task, let your helper work hard on it, and then take all the credit for yourself.
"Although we appreciate the technical expertise our parties provide during the course of an investigation," Ms. Hersman said, "it is counterproductive when an organization breaches the party agreement and publicly interprets or comments on factual information generated by that investigation.
