benefiting oneself at the expense of neighbors

以邻为壑(benefiting oneself at the expense of neighbors)

 beggar-thy-neighbor effect

以邻为壑(beggar-thy-neighbor effect): 这其实是一个经济学名词, 指一个国家采取有利于自己却可能伤害周边国家的政策. 货币贬值就是其中的佼佼者.

 to shift one's problems onto others

...角色为基础的授权 role-based authorization 以邻为壑 to use one's neighbor as a drain; to shift one's problems onto others (idiom) 以身抵债 forced labor to repay a debt ..