The Spirit of Compromise : Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It - Updated Edition /
Gutmann, Amy
The Spirit of Compromise : Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It - Updated Edition / Amy Gutmann, Dennis F. Thompson. - Updated edition with a New Preface by the authors - 1 online resource (304 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Introduction -- 1. Valuing Compromise -- 2. Resisting Compromise -- 3. Seeking Compromise -- 4. Campaigning V. Governing -- 5. Governing with Campaigning -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
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To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis-dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. In The Spirit of Compromise, eminent political thinkers Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson show why compromise is so important, what stands in the way of achieving it, and how citizens can make defensible compromises more likely. They urge politicians to focus less on campaigning and more on governing. In a new preface, the authors reflect on the state of compromise in Congress since the book's initial publication.Calling for greater cooperation in contemporary politics, The Spirit of Compromise will interest everyone who cares about making government work better for the good of all.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691160856 9781400851249
10.1515/9781400851249 doi
Compromise (Ethics).
Consensus (Social sciences)--United States.
Decision making--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Political planning--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General.
320.60973
The Spirit of Compromise : Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It - Updated Edition / Amy Gutmann, Dennis F. Thompson. - Updated edition with a New Preface by the authors - 1 online resource (304 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Introduction -- 1. Valuing Compromise -- 2. Resisting Compromise -- 3. Seeking Compromise -- 4. Campaigning V. Governing -- 5. Governing with Campaigning -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis-dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. In The Spirit of Compromise, eminent political thinkers Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson show why compromise is so important, what stands in the way of achieving it, and how citizens can make defensible compromises more likely. They urge politicians to focus less on campaigning and more on governing. In a new preface, the authors reflect on the state of compromise in Congress since the book's initial publication.Calling for greater cooperation in contemporary politics, The Spirit of Compromise will interest everyone who cares about making government work better for the good of all.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691160856 9781400851249
10.1515/9781400851249 doi
Compromise (Ethics).
Consensus (Social sciences)--United States.
Decision making--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Political planning--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General.
320.60973