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• a  of an approach to a problem that begins at the highest conceptual level and works down to the details
  a top-down analysis might begin by looking at macro-economic trends
  top-down programming

• Just as Katrina exposed the lurking problems of race and poverty, it also revealed the limitations of Bush's rigid, top-down approach to the presidency.
• One advantage of a top-down approach is that, with just a few phone calls, the Democratic Party machine can mobilize thousands of volunteers in just a few days.
• And unlike the concept of government-sponsored, "top-down" Victory Gardens, Edible Estates is a grassroots effort.

• bottom-up

News & Articles

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• Experience A Legendary Link Between Worlds
  The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is the shiny new title for the previously-announced sequel to A Link to the Past . This trailer shows us more footage of the first top-down Zelda game to come out for quite some time.
  June 11, 2013 - RPGamer
• Four short links: 10 June 2013
  Anatomy of Two Memes — comparing the spread of Gangnam Style to Harlem Shake. Memes are like currencies: you need to balance accessibility (or ‘money supply’) and inflation. Gangnam Style became globally accessible through top-down mainstream sources (High Popularity), but …
  June 10, 2013 - O'Reilly Media

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in FOXNews
  I believe that change comes not from the top-down, but from the bottom-up, and few are closer to the people than our churches, our synagogues, our temples and our mosques,Obama said after touring the Eastside Community Ministry in Ohio....
• Andrew Lansley in Lurgan Today
  Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: "This shows how the bigger picture gets neglected in order to meet the Government's top-down targets. Patients get a worse deal overall. Labour has"
• Bob McDonnell in Toronto Star
  Top-down, one-size-fits-all decision-making should not replace the personal choices of free people in a free market,McDonnell said.