It has one of the oldest populations in the world and a country with a dysfunctional political system that pumps money into underproductive rural areas because they have disproportionate electoral clout .
I encourage the participants in my program to discover how the mental models they use to make sense of the world are often dysfunctional , and I teach them to craft and use others .
However , some argue that the failings of the dp are partly responsible for thailand 's dysfunctional democracy , with its tendency for politics to be played out on the streets or through military coups .
But where they are united is in a refusal to accept the current state of affairs , be it the oppressive system that has been imposed on the occupied lands , the dysfunctional politics of washington , or the interference and crippling paralysis that has stymied palestinian action .
The researchers point out that implications of the results go beyond everyday interpersonal misunderstandings especially for those who have persistent or dysfunctional ways of understanding emotions , such as socially anxious or traumatized individuals .
This month the commission reported a continuing failure by bulgaria and romania to tackle corruption and violent organised crime or to improve their dysfunctional judiciaries , a fault that is stalling their entry into the schengen passport-free area .