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Categories: Parables, Classical liberalism, Windows, Libertarian theory, Economics models
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parable of the broken window  Broken glass fallacy  Broken glass theory  Broken window falacy  broken window fallacy
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The parable of the broken window was introduced by French economist Frédéric Bastiat in his 1850 essay "That Which We See and That Which We Do Not See" to illustrate why destruction, and the money spent to recover from destruction, is not actually a net benefit to society. Wikipedia
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The parable of the broken window was introduced by French economist Frédéric Bastiat in his 1850 essay "That Which We See and That Which We Do Not See" to illustrate why destruction, and the money spent to recover from destruction, is not actually a net benefit to society. Wikipedia