The Spirit of Compromise: Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It

by Amy Gutmann, Dennis Frank Thompson, Dennis F. Thompson, et al.

Book Overview

Why compromise is essential for effective government and why it is missing in politics today

If politics is the art of the possible, then compromise is the artistry of democracy. Unless one partisan ideology holds sway over all branches of government, compromise is necessary to govern for the benefit of all citizens. A rejection of compromise biases politics in favor of the status quo, even when the rejection risks crisis. Why then...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691153914
• ISBN13: 9780691153919
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.7"