glazier's fallacy

== English == === Etymology === From the parable of the broken window, in which destruction of window glass is said to be good because it provides some business for glaziers. === Noun === glazier's fallacy The notion that destruction is good for an economy because it stimulates demand for goods and services. It is generally held to be a fallacy because there is no net benefit macroeconomically, no matter how much money some particular businesses may make. ==== See also ====