The Spirit of Compromise : : Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It - Updated Edition / / Amy Gutmann, Dennis F. Thompson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Gutmann, Amy,; Thompson, Dennis F.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Gutmann, Amy.; Thompson, Dennis F.
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Updated edition with a New Preface by the authors
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

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