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It is a counsel of perfection, but unions' dealings with employers need not be a zero- or negative-sum game.
ECONOMIST: Unions
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The key work variable is zero-sum vs. non-zero sum (both negative-sum and positive-sum).
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Since then, a lot of us (me included) have started believing that we are returning to zero-sum economics (or even negative-sum economics).
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It is a negative-sum deal my five-year old would veto.
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Mr Lerach's introduction of corporate-governance reforms into settlements helps him win round conservative judges (who, because settlements usually transfer funds from a company, already owned by its shareholders, to the same shareholders, minus fat legal fees, have tended to see shareholder suits as a negative-sum game).
ECONOMIST: Face value
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This fact combined with the 2006 law change has created a negative outlook for lump-sum pension values.
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Yet by all accounts, Romney is fully committed to the negative sum policy of bashing China, instead of the positive sum pro-growth policies in his quest for the Oval Office.
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All this shifting of wealth is a zero-sum game and the net effect on incomes is usually zero, or even negative.
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