Trickle-down theory—the less than elegant metaphor that if one feeds the horse enough oats, some will pass through to the road for the sparrows.

John Kenneth Galbraith

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Topic

Economics Politics

Author

John Kenneth Galbraith

Source

The Culture of Contentment

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Occupation

Economist Writer

From

Canada

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Citation

Galbraith, John Kenneth. The Culture of Contentment. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992, ch. 8.

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