Politics may be the art of compromise, but accepting a compromise can be hazardous to a politician's health. Politicians worry about betraying faithful supporters, about losing the upper hand on an issue before the next election, that accepting half a loaf today can make it harder to get the whole loaf tomorrow. In his original interpretation of competition between parties and between Congress and the president, Gilmour explains the strategies available to politicians who prefer to disagree and uncovers the lost opportunities to pass important legislation that result from this...
Politics may be the art of compromise, but accepting a compromise can be hazardous to a politician's health. Politicians worry about betraying fait...
"The Left s Dirty Job "compares the experiences of recent socialist governments in France and Spain, examining how the governments of Francois Mitterrand (1981 1995) and Felipe Gonzalez (1982 1996) provide a key test of whether a leftist approach to industrial restructuring is possible. This study argues that, in fact, both governments policies generally resembled those of other European governments in their emphasis on market-adapting measures that eliminated thousands of jobs while providing income support for displaced workers. Featuring extensive field work and interviews with over one...
"The Left s Dirty Job "compares the experiences of recent socialist governments in France and Spain, examining how the governments of Francois Mitterr...
