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Mangelbewirtschaftung

English translation: deficiency management

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German term or phrase:Mangelbewirtschaftung
English translation:deficiency management
Entered by: Craig Meulen

11:46 Sep 21, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Economics / development aid
German term or phrase: Mangelbewirtschaftung
Da hier relativ geringe zusätzliche Mittel auf einen insgesamt hohen Bedarf (Mangelbewirtschaftung) treffen, stellt sich die Frage ...

The context is a report about a humanitarian aid project distributing aid goods to a neglected community in a country affected by war.

Something like "managing deficiencies" ??
Craig Meulen
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:39
yes, or deficiency management
Explanation:
I think either of these would do admirably.
Selected response from:

David Moore (X)
Local time: 23:39
Grading comment
Thanks, I went with "deficiency management".
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5yes, or deficiency management
David Moore (X)
3allocation of scarce (resources/goods/aid/services)
hazmatgerman (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
yes, or deficiency management


Explanation:
I think either of these would do admirably.

David Moore (X)
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 42
Grading comment
Thanks, I went with "deficiency management".

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Sadie: me too
13 mins
agree  babli: agree
35 mins
agree  Dr.G.MD (X)
2 hrs
agree  Jon Fedler
3 hrs
agree  Edith Rommelfangen
20 hrs
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
allocation of scarce (resources/goods/aid/services)


Explanation:
From context "aid" may fit best.

hazmatgerman (X)
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the suggestion, it would definitely be a good translation in some contexts.

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