negative-sum

Government confiscating money and using it for the purpose of economic stimulus is not a zero-sum game, it is a negative-sum game.

Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Answer: Zero 2009

But the many attempts at communism have shown that some economic systems are negative-sum games.

Exuberance, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

In international relations, you are frequently looking at avoiding war – always a negative-sum game in the short run and frequently in the long.

Matthew Yglesias » Domestic Politics vs. Foreign Policy 2009

Business leaders seem unaware of the critical difference between the market world of positive-sum transactions and the political world of negative-sum transactions.

Why Does Capitalism Enjoy So Little Support From Politicians? 2011

It's a negative-sum game for which there is no recuperative period.

Charles Shaw: Inside the Illinois Prison Known as "Hotel Hell" 2010

Apparently a negative-sum outcome was what they were going for all along.

Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Light Rail Alternative 2009

Class struggle is indeed important, but class relations are not all negative-sum struggles, and in the aftermath of the march through the institutions the Left itself has divided allegiances class-wise these days, and needs to better take those into account.

The Volokh Conspiracy » “Objectively Pro-Fascist”: 2009

Democracy is, on average, a negative-sum game for most participants.

Who Likes Democracy?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Now, what will contribute to a negative-sum bellicose outcome?

Saying You’ll Fight China Is Not Less Crazy Than Saying You’ll Fight India | ATTACKERMAN 2009

Within the context of the short-term capitalism is a positive-sum game but within the long-term global context capitalism is a negative-sum game.

Sound Politics: "Peak Oil" Despair Versus Energy Innovation 2007