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Strategic disagreement : stalemate in American politics / John B. Gilmour.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilmour, John B., author.
- Series:
- Pitt series in policy and institutional studies.
- Pitt series in policy and institutional studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political parties--United States.
- Political parties.
- Politics, Practical--United States.
- Politics, Practical.
- United States--Politics and government--1993-2001.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [1995]
- Summary:
- Although compromise is an inherent part of politics, many politicians chose not to adjust their goals for fear of losing supporters or a strong debate position. It is the strategies of these office holders that John Gilmour describes in Strategic Disagreement, illuminating lost opportunities to pass important legislation resulting from such disagreements.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. A Bill or an Issue?
- 2. Strategies of Pursuit and Avoidance
- 3. The Strategy of Encroachment
- 4. Provoking a Veto
- 5. Stalemates and Summit Negotiations
- 6. Advice for Moral Politicians
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-194) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8229-7169-0
- OCLC:
- 891395308
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