Broken Window

Broken window may refer to:

  • The parable of the broken window, a parable from an 1850 essay by Frédéric Bastiat that originated the "broken window fallacy" of economics.
  • "Broken Windows", a 1982 magazine article by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling that originated the "broken windows theory" of sociology.
  • Fixing Broken Windows, a 1996 book by George L. Kelling and Catherine Coles that further popularized the broken windows theory.
  • "Broken Window", the B-side to the 2007 single "Keep the Car Running" by Arcade Fire
  • The Broken Window, a 2008 crime thriller novel by Jeffery Deaver

Famous quotes containing the words broken and/or window:

    “‘Tis not enough on roots and in the mouth,
    But give me water heavy on the head
    In all the passion of a broken drouth.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “Lovers, forget your love,
    And list to the love of these,
    She a window flower,
    And he a winter breeze.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)