positive-sum
adjective
ukusrelatingto asituationin which each of twosidesgets anadvantage:
a positive-sum game/outcome/processInternationaltradeis a positive-sumprocess.
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The natural relationship is apositive-sumone, in which free trade and free markets benefit all the actors involved.
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Competing on value is apositive-sumcompetition in which all participants in the system can win.
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Such exchanges arepositive-sumin that typically all actors gain something, though the process of exchange means it is likely that none will achieve their objectives entirely.
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The first step towards participation is to recognize that (to use modern language) we live in a world ofpositive-sumgames: we are surrounded by opportunities for mutually beneficial transactions.
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If this were not so, there would clearly be financial transactions that could produce mutual gains in utility through risk pooling which is apositive-sumgame.
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Under coercion, the coerced party is still doing the best they can under their unfortunate circumstances, and any exchanges they make arepositive-sum.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Indeed, fame is apositive-sumgame, not a negative nor a zero-sum one.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Also, through this institution to promote cooperation, the three member countries will be able to view the relationship as apositive-sumrelationship rather than a zero-sum one.
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