The Spirit of Compromise Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It Updated 1st Edition by Amy Gutmann, Dennis Thompson ISBN 978-0691160856 0691160856
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ISBN 10: 0691160856
ISBN 13: 978-0691160856
Author: Amy Gutmann, Dennis Thompson
Why compromise is essential for effective government and why it is missing in politics today
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:
Introduction
Two Compromises
Characteristics of Compromise
Mindsets of Compromise
Chapter 1: Valuing Compromise
Costs of Not Compromising
Vulnerabilities of Compromise
Limits of Compromise
Limits of History
Chapter 2: Resisting Compromise
The Makeup of Mindsets
Principled Tenacity
Mutual Mistrust
Uncompromising Multiplied
Chapter 3: Seeking Compromise
Principled Prudence
Mutual Respect
Economizing on Disagreement
A Moment of Compromise
Compromising in an Uncompromising Time
Chapter 4: Campaigning vs. Governing
Requisites of Campaigning
Two Conceptions of Democracy
Campaigns without End
Chapter 5: Governing with Campaigning
Space for Governing
Term Time
Time Is Money
Primary Pressures
More Participation?
Minding the Media
Strengthening Civic Education
Conclusion
The Uses of Mindsets
Doubts about Compromise
The Dilemma of Reform
The Support of Citizens
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
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