eBook

The Spirit of Compromise

Gutmann, Amy, Thompson, Dennis F

2014,2012,2015

Overview

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.

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Subject: Activism / Advocacy group / Amendment / Attempt / Barack Obama / Bill (law) / Bipartisanship / Campaign finance reform in the United States / Citizens (Spanish political party) / Cloture / Compromise (Ethics) / Consensus (Social sciences) / Consideration / Contentious politics / Criticism / Decision making / Deliberation / Deliberative democracy / Democracy / Distrust / Funding / Fundraising / General election / Gerrymandering / Good faith / Good government / Governance / Governing (magazine) / Ideology / Immigration reform / Incumbent / Institution / John Stuart Mill / Legislation / Legislator / Legislature / Liberalism / Lobbying / Nomination / Norman Ornstein / Observation / On the Issues / Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Pew Research Center / PHILOSOPHY / Political / Political campaign / Political movement / Political party / Political philosophy / Political planning / POLITICAL SCIENCE / POLITICAL SCIENCE / General / Political spectrum / Politician / Politics / Politics of the United States / Princeton University Press / Ratification / Regulation / Republican Party (United States) / Russell Muirhead / Subsidy / Supermajority / Tax / Tax cut / Tax reform / Tax Reform Act of 1986 / Term limit / The New York Times / The Political Process / The Public Interest / Two-party system / Uncertainty / Unemployment / United States / United States House Committee on Ways and Means / Voting
• ISBN: 9781400851249, 1400851246, 9780691160856, 0691160856