Barriers to conflict resolution
By: edited by Kenneth J. Arrow ... [et al.].
Contributors: Arrow, Kenneth Joseph, 1921-; Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: Conflict management -- Congresses.; Negotiation -- Congresses.
Description: Why can't we all just get along? In family life, schools, law, the business world, and domestic and international affairs, it is all too common for disputes to fester unresolved even when the parties are committed to a negotiated settlement. In this book members and associates of the Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation address the complex issues that protract disputes and turn potential win-win negotiations into conflicts that leave everyone worse off.

Drawing on such diverse but related disciplines as economics, cognitive psychology, statistics, and game and decision-making theory, the book considers the barriers to successful negotiation in such areas as civil litigation, family law, arms control, labor-management disputes, environmental treaty making, and politics. When does it pay for parties to a dispute to cooperate, and when to compete?

How can third-party negotiators further resolutions and avoid the pitfalls that deepen the divisions between antagonists? Offering answers to these and related questions, this book is a comprehensive guide to the latest understanding of ways to resolve human conflict.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-347) and index.
"A project of the Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotation (SCCN) and the end product of a conference held at Stanford University in February 1991"--Pref.