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If there was ever any truth to the trickle-down theory, the only evidence of it I've ever seen was in that period of 1960 to 1965. All of sudden they were handing out major label recording contracts like they were coming in Cracker Jack boxes.
Dave Van Ronk

Meaning of "trickle-down theory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRICKLE-DOWN THEORY

trickle-down theory  [ˈtrɪkəlˌdaʊn ˈθiːərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRICKLE-DOWN THEORY

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Trickle-Down theory is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TRICKLE-DOWN THEORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of trickle-down theory in the English dictionary

The definition of trickle-down theory in the dictionary is the theory that granting concessions such as tax cuts to the rich will benefit all levels of society by stimulating the economy.


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WORDS THAT END LIKE TRICKLE-DOWN THEORY

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Synonyms and antonyms of trickle-down theory in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «trickle-down theory» into 25 languages

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The translations of trickle-down theory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trickle-down theory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

涓滴理论
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teoría del goteo
570 millions of speakers

English

trickle-down theory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिलने डाउन सिद्धांत
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

نظرية الانتشاري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Теория просачивания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teoria trickle -down
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্রিকল ডাউন তত্ত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

théorie trickle-down
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teori meneteskan
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Translator English - German

Trickle-down- Theorie
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Translator English - Japanese

トリクルダウン理論
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Translator English - Korean

트리클 다운 이론
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Teori trickle-down
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lý thuyết chảy xuống
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Translator English - Tamil

தந்திரமான கோட்பாடு
75 millions of speakers

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त्रिकोणी-खाली सिद्धांत
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Damla teorisi
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teoria trickle-down
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Teoria sączyć -down
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Теорія просочування
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teoria prelinge - jos
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θεωρία trickle -down
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deursyfer- teorie
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trickle - down teorin
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trickle -down teori
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trickle-down theory

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Dave Van Ronk
If there was ever any truth to the trickle-down theory, the only evidence of it I've ever seen was in that period of 1960 to 1965. All of sudden they were handing out major label recording contracts like they were coming in Cracker Jack boxes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRICKLE-DOWN THEORY»

Discover the use of trickle-down theory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trickle-down theory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Trickle Down Theory and Tax Cuts for the Rich
This essay unscrambles gross misconceptions that have made rational debates about tax policies virtually impossible for decades.
Thomas Sowell, 2012
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Cult of the Luxury Brand: Inside Asia's Love Affair with Luxury
The “trickle-down” theory of fashion was proposed by Georg Simmel in 1904. In his view, styles and status symbols emerged from the upper classes and then trickled down to the masses, who imitated them in an attempt to climb up the social ...
Radha Chadha, Paul Husband, 2010
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Does "trickle Down" Work?: Economic Development Strategies ...
In general, a trickle-down theory holds that the poor are best served by policies that directly improve the welfare of the more prosperous. Much economic development activity undertaken by state and local governments explicitly or implicitly ...
Joseph Persky, Daniyel Felzenshṭain, Virginia Carlson, 2004
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American Government: Historical, Popular, and Global ...
Trickle-down theory ☆ A theory of economic development that maintains that government should create a very favorable climate to attract business and industry, and that the prosperity thus created will trickle down to rank-and-file citizens.
Kenneth Dautrich, David Yalof, Charldean Newell, 2009
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The Influentials: People Who Influence People
It involved a gradual development of different theories and models, commencing with the "trickle-down" theory, continuing into the "two-step flow" model, and finally resulting in the "multi-step flow" models. The trickle-down theory is rooted in ...
Gabriel Weimann, 1994
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Fashion as Communication
'trickle' is still appropriate, might more accurately be described, McCracken says, as 'trickle-across' (McCracken 1985: 42). Davis notes Blumer's criticisms of the trickle-down theory. Rather than fashions being adopted in order to demonstrate  ...
Malcolm Barnard, 2013
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America: A Minority Viewpoint
Irrefutable evidence of that gap is that nowhere in my training have I been taught the "trickle-down" theory of economics. Trickle-down is the label given President Reagan's overall program to restore growth to our economy. It's a label used ...
Walter Edward Williams, 1982
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Fashion, Culture, and Identity
In conjunction with the wide-ranging critique of "trickle-down theory" (of which, more later) what is also implied is the passing — assuming it ever existed in quite the manner Veblen (1899) and Simmel (1904) wrote of it — of a hierarchically ...
Fred Davis, 1992
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The Advanced Dictionary of Marketing : Putting Theory to ...
KEY INSIGHTS Proposed and developed by Simmel (1904), trickle down theory posits a social class influence on fashion propagation and change, where new styles are first adopted by upper class elites and then spread gradually to lower ...
Scott Dacko, 2007
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Vile Acts of Evil - Volume 1 - Banking in America
President Ronald Reagan employed Hoover's failed trickle down theory again in the ̳80s and, just like the first time it was tried, the rich got richer, but the poor and middle-class got poorer and the economy declined. ―The extreme promises  ...
Michael A. Kirchubel, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRICKLE-DOWN THEORY»

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Trickle-down theory: Water-saving tips that can help any household
Water conservation expert Tracy Quinn of the Natural Resources Defense Council says that making just a few small changes to our daily habits can result in big ... «Lompoc Record, Jun 15»
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Trickle-down theory: Water-saving tips can help any household
Fotolia/TNS Water conservation expert Tracy Quinn of the Natural Resources Defense Council said that making just a few small changes to our daily habits can ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jun 15»
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NFL Health Chief Touts Trickle-Down Theory Of Football Safety
NFL Chief Health and Medical Advisor Betsy Nabel has three recommendations for the league's commissioner: the league should work on researching the ... «Forbes, May 15»
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Trickle-Down Theory And the Silver Screen
Regarding your editorial “Film Subsidies: Exit Stage Right” (March 18): As a longtime Michigan resident and strong believer in free-market economics, I will ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
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The wealth that failed to trickle down: The rich do get richer while …
It should be noted that parts of the libertarian right strongly deny the idea that it ever subscribed to trickle-down theory. “There is no record of any serious ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
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Your Turn: Trickle-down theory isn't a reality
For the past 50 years or so, there has been a steady siphoning of wealth from the hardworking poor to the super rich. Proponents of the trickle-down theory of ... «St. Cloud Times, Sep 14»
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Trickle-down theory all washed up now
All this raises a broader question as to why Australia seems to be relying on a re-run of 1980s "trickle-down" economics to reshape the budget and the economy ... «The Age, May 14»
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Frenchman stopped the trickle-down theory
The data-driven demolition of trickle-down economics has the Ayn Rand crowd panicked. But what I find so fascinating about this debate (having not yet read the ... «The Japan Times, May 14»
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Trickle-Down Economics and Broken Promises
According to trickle-down theory, cutting the top marginal tax rate should generate the larger incentives needed for stronger economic growth, even if doing so ... «Center For American Progress, Dec 13»
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OECD calls time on trickle-down theory
Trickle-down theory is dead. The belief fostered by Ronald Reagan in the US and Margaret Thatcher in the UK in the 1980s, that if the rich got richer their income ... «Financial Times, Dec 11»

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