000439030 000__ 03812cam\a2200433Ia\4500 000439030 001__ 439030 000439030 005__ 20210513153021.0 000439030 006__ m\\\\\\\\u\\\\\\\\ 000439030 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000439030 008__ 120605s2012\\\\nju\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000439030 010__ $$z 2011053123 000439030 019__ $$a787851963 000439030 020__ $$a9781400841639 (electronic bk.) 000439030 020__ $$z9780691153919 000439030 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn782925085 000439030 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10546020 000439030 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000439030 05014 $$aJK468.P64$$bG87 2012eb 000439030 08204 $$a320.60973$$223 000439030 1001_ $$aGutmann, Amy. 000439030 24514 $$aThe spirit of compromise$$h[electronic resource] :$$bwhy governing demands it and campaigning undermines it /$$cAmy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson. 000439030 260__ $$aPrinceton, N.J. :$$bPrinceton University Press,$$c2012. 000439030 300__ $$a1 online resource (viii, 279 p.) 000439030 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000439030 5050_ $$aIntroduction -- Compromises -- Characteristics of compromise -- Mindsets of compromise -- Valuing compromise -- Resisting compromise -- Seeking compromise -- Campaigning v. governing -- Governing with campaigning. 000439030 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000439030 520__ $$aIf politics is the art of the possible, then compromise is the artistry of democracy. Unless one partisan ideology holds sway over all branches of government, compromise is necessary to govern for the benefit of all citizens. A rejection of compromise biases politics in favor of the status quo, even when the rejection risks crisis. Why then is compromise so difficult in American politics today? The Spirit of Compromise, eminent political thinkers Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson connect the rejection of compromise to the domination of campaigning over governing--the permanent campaign--in American democracy today. They show that campaigning for political office calls for a mindset that blocks compromise--standing tenaciously on principle to mobilize voters and mistrusting opponents in order to defeat them. Good government calls for an opposite cluster of attitudes and arguments--the compromising mindset--that inclines politicians to adjust their principles and to respect their opponents. It is a mindset that helps politicians appreciate and take advantage of opportunities for desirable compromise. Gutmann and Thompson explore the dynamics of these mindsets by comparing the historic compromises on tax reform under President Reagan in 1986 and health care reform under President Obama in 2010. Both compromises were difficult to deliver but only tax reform was bipartisan. Drawing lessons from these and other important compromises--and failures to compromise--in American politics, Gutmann and Thompson propose changes in our political institutions, processes, and mindsets that would encourage a better balance between campaigning and governing. Calling for greater cooperation in contemporary politics, <i>The Spirit of Compromise</i> will interest all who care about whether their government leaders can work together. 000439030 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000439030 650_0 $$aPolitical planning$$zUnited States. 000439030 650_0 $$aDecision making$$zUnited States. 000439030 650_0 $$aCompromise (Ethics)$$zUnited States. 000439030 650_0 $$aConsensus (Social sciences)$$zUnited States. 000439030 650_0 $$aDemocracy$$zUnited States. 000439030 655_7 $$aElectronic books.$$2lcsh 000439030 7001_ $$aThompson, Dennis F.$$q(Dennis Frank),$$d1940- 000439030 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aGutmann, Amy.$$tSpirit of compromise.$$dPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2012$$z9780691153919$$w(DLC) 2011053123$$w(OCoLC)761850940 000439030 8520_ $$bacq 000439030 85280 $$bebk$$hProquest Ebook Central 000439030 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=878308$$zOnline Access 000439030 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:439030$$pGLOBAL_SET 000439030 980__ $$aEBOOK 000439030 980__ $$aBIB 000439030 982__ $$aEbook 000439030 983__ $$aOnline