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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462069503321

Autore

Gutmann Amy

Titolo

The spirit of compromise : why governing demands it and campaigning undermines it / / Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-4008-5124-6

1-280-49462-X

9786613589859

1-4008-4163-1

Edizione

[Updated edition with a New Preface by the authors]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

320.60973

Soggetti

Political planning - United States

Decision making - United States

Compromise (Ethics) - United States

Consensus (Social sciences) - United States

Democracy - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- 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

Sommario/riassunto

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.