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For people who are at the bottom economically, the world is becoming a harder and harder place. And yet the incentives to become rich are so great because enormous amounts of wealth are being accumulated. And so those two things, that carrot and stick, are beating people along this trajectory of trying desperately to move up in the world.
Mohsin Hamid

Meaning of "carrot and stick" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES CARROT AND STICK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Carrot and stick

The "carrot and stick" approach is an idiom that refers to a policy of offering a combination of rewards and punishment to induce behavior. It is named in reference to a cart driver dangling a carrot in front of a mule and holding a stick behind it. The mule would move towards the carrot because it wants the reward of food, while also moving away from the stick behind it, since it does not want the punishment of pain, thus drawing the cart. The idiom is used in the field of International Relations to describe the realist concept of 'hard power'. The carrot can stand for tax cuts or other benefits, the stick can stand for the use of violence and threats by the government. The earliest citation of this expression recorded by the Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary is to The Economist magazine in the December 11, 1948, issue.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARROT AND STICK

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carrion flower
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Carroll
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carronade
carrot
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carrot fly
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carrotin
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carrousel
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carry a tune

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARROT AND STICK

breadstick
broomstick
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chapstick
control stick
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hockey stick
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joystick
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matchstick
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Synonyms and antonyms of carrot and stick in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «carrot and stick» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

胡萝卜加大棒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

palo y la zanahoria
570 millions of speakers

English

carrot and stick
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गाजर और छड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العصا والجزرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кнута и пряника
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cenoura e da vara
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গাজর এবং লাঠি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

carotte et le bâton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lobak merah dan tongkat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zuckerbrot und Peitsche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アメとムチ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

당근과 스틱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wortel lan tongkat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cà rốt và cây gậy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேரட் மற்றும் குச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गाजर आणि काठी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

havuç ve çubuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carota e bastone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kija i marchewki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

батога і пряника
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

morcov și băț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καρότου και του μαστίγιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wortel en stok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

morot och piska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gulrot og stokk
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about carrot and stick

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Mohsin Hamid
For people who are at the bottom economically, the world is becoming a harder and harder place. And yet the incentives to become rich are so great because enormous amounts of wealth are being accumulated. And so those two things, that carrot and stick, are beating people along this trajectory of trying desperately to move up in the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARROT AND STICK»

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Carrots and Sticks: Unlock the Power of Incentives to Get ...
As fascinating as it is practical, as much about human behavior as about how to change it, Carrots and Sticks is sure to be one of the most talked-about books of the year. From the Hardcover edition.
Ian Ayres, 2010
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Supervision in the Hospitality Industry: Leading Human Resources
You may recognize this as carrot-and-stick motivation: the carrot dangled in front as a promised reward, the stick hitting the worker from behind as goad and punishment. It is another high-control method, one that requires constant application.
John R. Walker, Jack E. Miller, 2009
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The Power of Reinforcement
An image of a carrot-and-stick falsely implies that those who use reinforcement in a programmatic purposeful fashion are simple and largely ignorant of more sophisticated and more effective methods to enrich children. Yet, the editorial boards ...
Stephen Ray Flora, 2012
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Repeated Games and Reputations : Long-Run Relationships: ...
Moreover, a small increase in ̃q in this manner will not violate (2.6.12), so we have identified a carrot-and-stick punishment with a lower value, a contradiction. Statement3. This follows immediately from the optimality of the carrot-and-stick ...
George J. Mailath Professor of Economics University of Pennsylvania, Larry Samuelson Professor of Economics University of Wisconsin, 2006
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Management Intelligence: Sense and Nonsense for the ...
Some have argued that it is possible to differentiate carrot and stick lead- ership styles which reflect the personal, interpersonal and organizational approach and culture. But that does have a “four-legs-good–two-legs-bad” feel about it. So the ...
Adrian Furnham, 2008
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others).
Daniel H. Pink, 2011
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Management
The. Carrot-and-Stick. Controversy. M. a. n. a. g. e. r. ' s. S. h. o. p. t. a. l. k. absenteeism, and unionization. Job simplification is compared with job rotation and job enlargement in Exhibit 15.7.
Richard Daft, 2009
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Performance Appraisal And Compensation Management: A Modern ...
... and reward people because otherwise he cannot exercise proper over them. The concepts of carrot and stick for a donkey and reward and punishment for human beings are thus important for understanding the concept of motivation.
Goel, 2008
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Between Carrot and Stick: Convergence and Divergence of ...
This dissertation develops a game-theoretic framework that further advances Robert Jervis's two models of international conflict, the deterrence and spiral models.
Jinseog Yu, 2005
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Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries
The act takes a carrot-and-stick approach by encouraging states to reinvest their hunting license income in wildlife resources. Funds available to states through the PR Act, commonly referred to as PR funds or federal aid funds, represent the  ...
David Willis, Charles Scalet, Lester D. Flake, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARROT AND STICK»

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Council takes path of least litigation in latest instalment of …
"My suggested strategy to council is sort of a carrot and stick approach, and that's to enter into a dialogue with the TAC to see if they will allow ... «New Tecumseth Free Press, Jul 15»
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Coker: Choose wisely with level of employees' independence
A: Each business needs to decide the best blend of employee empowerment and freedom as opposed to the older carrot and stick approach. «Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Jul 15»
3
Is Armenia Drifting toward a Color Revolution?
In its carrot and stick approach to the disturbances the government is reserving use of its stick, as the Prosecutor-General's Office in Armenia ... «Silk Road Reporters, Jul 15»
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In Syria and Iraq, IS courts Sunni tribes with carrot and stick
Experts say IS has used a carrot-and-stick approach with Sunni Arab tribes in both countries, playing on local grievances but also exploiting ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
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Ortom declares 'war' on armed robbers, kidnappers
... security apparatus, traditional rulers, youths, as well as the civilian joint task force to use the carrot and stick approach to rout the criminals. «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
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Newcastle announce they'll charge fans £5 extra for friendly if don't …
... appear to be unsold, looks to have led to a major offensive launched by Mike Ashley, using carrot and stick in an attempt to try and get fans to ... «The Mag, Jul 15»
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Corporate crime financially worthwhile
He is reported as saying: “It is a carrot and stick. We can do this the easy way, but we will use it, we have accumulated it.” Well, yes, but the big ... «Green Left Weekly, Jul 15»
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Piracy in the UK: how the film industry and government are working …
... know that I believe there are three key steps to combatting piracy: education, carrot and stick. I am delighted that the film industry agrees and, ... «Screen International, Jul 15»
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Probing Military Won't Help Fight Against Boko Haram
... and negotiations or will he adopt an intensive military campaign or a hybrid of both, otherwise known as the «carrot and stick» method? «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Next budget to focus on rebuilding: FinMin
Mahat also announced that the government would take the “carrot and stick” approach while re-prioritising the ongoing projects and ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»

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