Dabbawallahs, Collaboration and Game Theory

The men who form part of the organisation are not employees. "If you have employees, then you have unions and strikes."

We are all shareholders in the Trust and we thus share in the earnings.

The Trust provides several services to its members, including schools for the children and health care in emergencies. source

In essence game theory at its best. A win-win scenario where slackers would automatically be eliminated, and heavers are all treated the same and rewarded. Interests - fully aligned.

Keywords: ACE, game theory, Prisoner's Dilemma