Analysis of Collectivism and Egoism Phenomena within the Context of Social Welfare

TL;DR

This paper examines how collectivism and egoism influence social welfare and democratic decision-making, focusing on the dynamics of increasing cooperation through a snowball effect.

Contribution

It introduces a new analysis of cooperation growth mechanisms within social strategies like collectivism and egoism in democratic contexts.

Findings

Collectivism and egoism impact social welfare differently.

A mechanism for the snowball effect in cooperation is identified.

Implications for policy and decision-making are discussed.

Abstract

Comparative benefits provided by the basic social strategies including collectivism and egoism are investigated within the framework of democratic decision-making. In particular, we study the mechanism of growing "snowball" of cooperation.