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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a top down system" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a hierarchical structure where decisions are made at the top levels and flow down to lower levels.
Example: "In a top down system, the management team sets the goals and the employees are expected to follow the directives."
Alternatives: "a hierarchical system" or "a centralized system".
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The plan provided for substantial income differentials to motivate the labour force in the state sector, and it established a "top down" system in which a highly centralized government apparatus exercised detailed control over economic policy through enormous ministries in Beijing.
A second major contributor to productivity was the transition from a top down system of resource allocation to a price-based market economy.
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In a top-down system, this has created a bottleneck as people wait for a signal from above.
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Egyptians have long been experts at fending for themselves in a top-down system where the president ruled by fiat and the government was unaccountable.
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In a top-down system that favors political will and connections over regulatory oversight and public debate, large-scale projects in China can be designed, built and put to use in the space of just a few years.
The outcome — which pits a venture capital-driven market approach relying on government subsides against a top-down system of state capitalism — has the potential to influence how economic and political systems evolve.
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