The Price of Anarchy
I just want to mention that many commenters here are reading much more into the name politically than do the game theorists&#x2F;computer scientists who actually do research on it. The research is focused on the game theory and not meant to make any sort of political points or value judgement. The main question asked is how to design systems so that even in a game-theoretic equilibrium, the total &quot;welfare&quot; is close to the best possible.