Name: Finding Common Ground: The Art of Legislating in an Age of Gridlock
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Author: John Hughes
ISBN: 9780873519793

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Finding Common Ground: The Art of Legislating in an Age of Gridlock

Type

Physical Book

Author

Dave Bishop

Epilogue by

John Hughes

Preface by

Lori Sturdevant

Publisher

Minnesota Historical Society Press

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.3x13.7x1.3 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN13

9780873519793

Synopsis "Finding Common Ground: The Art of Legislating in an Age of Gridlock"

Democracy has never been a quick or easy process by which to get things done. But many citizens are fed up with the current, extreme partisan gridlock at the national, state, and even local levels of government.Dave Bishop spent most of his twenty years in the Minnesota House of Representatives as a member of the Republican minority, but that did not stop him from winning passage of legislation that benefited his district. In Finding Common Ground, he shares proven techniques and insightful examples of how minority members can gain the power to produce better laws and a healthier democracy.Bishop reveals the inside stories of major Minnesota legislation through the 1980s and 1990s--the lottery, groundwater protection, the Living Will, the Northwest Airlines bailout, and much more--showing how real work can be done through respectful, healthy confrontation and compromise.This concise handbook is a gift not just for policymakers but also for their constituents who are interested in effective and ethical legislating. Finding Common Ground provides a deeper understanding of the legislative process as well as greater respect for the complex work of legislators and legislatures.

John Hughes

(Epilogue by)

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John Hughes es un escritor y formador británico especializado en la enseñanza del inglés como lengua extranjera, con una destacada trayectoria en la creación de materiales educativos para editoriales internacionales. Licenciado en Lingüística y con experiencia como profesor y director académico, ha trabajado en distintos países, combinando su labor docente con la redacción de manuales orientados al desarrollo comunicativo y profesional del idioma.

Es autor y coautor de varios cursos ampliamente utilizados en la enseñanza del inglés, entre ellos la serie Life, publicada por National Geographic Learning, que integra el aprendizaje del idioma con contenidos culturales y visuales de alto valor educativo. También ha participado en proyectos como ETpedia y Business Result. Su enfoque se caracteriza por vincular la comunicación real con la exploración del mundo contemporáneo, haciendo del aula un espacio de descubrimiento, reflexión y práctica lingüística auténtica.

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