Cobra Effect (Horst Siebert, 2000s) – unintended consequences that arise when an attempted solution to a problem actually makes the problem worse (The name originates from a historical anecdote in British colonial India, when a bounty intended to reduce the population of cobras prompted some to start cobra farms.)
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Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2025). “Cobra Effect” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.
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