Research Catalog

Title

The spirit of compromise [electronic resource] : why governing demands it and campaigning undermines it / Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson.

Author

Gutmann, Amy.

Publication

Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, c2012.

Details

Additional Authors

Thompson, Dennis F. (Dennis Frank), 1940-

Description

1 online resource (viii, 279 p.)

Uniform Title

Spirit of compromise (Online)

Alternative Title

Spirit of compromise (Online)

Subject

• Political planning > United States
• Decision making > United States
• Compromise (Ethics) > United States
• Consensus (Social sciences) > United States
• Democracy > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-253) and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

Introduction -- Compromises -- Characteristics of compromise -- Mindsets of compromise -- Valuing compromise -- Resisting compromise -- Seeking compromise -- Campaigning v. governing -- Governing with campaigning.

LCCN

2011053123

OCLC

ssj0000623449

Author

Gutmann, Amy.

Title

The spirit of compromise [electronic resource] : why governing demands it and campaigning undermines it / Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson.

Imprint

Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, c2012.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-253) and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

Available from home with a valid library card

Available onsite at NYPL

Added Author

Thompson, Dennis F. (Dennis Frank), 1940-