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Broken window

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Broken window may refer to:

  • Broken window fallacy, economic theory illustrating why destruction, and the money spent to recover from destruction, is not actually a net benefit to society
  • Broken windows theory, criminological theory of the norm-setting and signaling effect of urban disorder and vandalism on additional crime and anti-social behavior
    • "Broken Windows", 1982 magazine article by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling that originated the broken windows theory
    • Fixing Broken Windows, 1996 book by George L. Kelling and Catherine Coles that further popularized the broken windows theory
  • "Broken Window" (song), 2007 song by Arcade Fire
  • The Broken Window, 2008 crime thriller novel by Jeffery Deaver

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