These are seen as counter-productive: by making it hard to fire workers, they discourage investment and job-creation, two central aims of the government that took office in May, led by the Congress party.
A basically friendly government on its west (Afghanistan) was seen as countering the perceived threat from the east (India).
The WWF has been blamed for keeping younger viewers away from football, with wrestling seen as counter-programming.
For the reasons set out by Clarke (2012) it is to some a contentious statement and would almost certainly be seen as counter-intuitive by many members of the general public.
The US promised to bolster its presence in the region last year, in a move seen as countering China's dominance.
In positive terms, the ICP could be seen as a policy favouring not only community cohesion but even more, national solidarity, and can reduce the "corroding effects" of diversity, especially in contexts where diversity can be seen as countering liberal values.
Or, if certain family dynamics were seen as counter-productive, measures were taken to address these barriers.
To recommend more intense workouts, like running, was seen as counter-productive, because patients were unlikely to adhere to such a regime.
Mr. Calderón, even in public, has become a blunt critic of American policies he sees as counter to Mexican interests, strongly criticizing the border wall that has gone up under the Bush administration and the focus on criminalizing migrants.
However this replacement is under increasing attack at home, with European MEPs angry at decisions taken by the current US administration which they see as counter to the spirit of the agreement and/or risking undermining actual protections agreed by EU and US negotiators during the Obama presidency.
Parallel to the band's gospel musical stylings, the Make-Up produced music under a communism-influenced political philosophy that they saw as counter to the capitalist form of modern rock and roll and pop music.
