Question

As a junior congress person you have been asked to help promote a bill to allow casino gambling in your state. There is much opposition to this bill. Using distributive bargaining, discuss the pros and cons which might arise toward the passing or defeating of this bill.please read the discussion question carefully. The question is NOT fully about the merits or negatives of casino gambling.How would you use distributive bargaining to help defeat or pass the bill? Either side is ok. There is no right or wrong answer. It's your opinion - just support it with resources.Example: casino gambling may bring in crime and drugs But it also can bring in money and jobs. To satisfy concerns over crime and drugs - perhaps the bill can be negotiated to include funds for additional police and security and for additional social workers and programs to deal with potential drug or gambling addiction.In distributive bargaining there are usually winners and losers. But a good deal maker can use leverage to ensure those on the other side get something positive for it that satisfies their concerns. If you supported casino gambling bill and you needed a vote from someone who did not support it you could offer up creative solutions to win the person over to your side.Just food for thought. I look forward to your creative solutions. Please don't just debate the pros and cons. Your analysis needs to go further into negotiating using distributive bargaining.

Answer 1

In such a case, the first step for Junior to conduct effective distributive negotiation would be to adequately prepare for it. As he was assigned to promote a bill to allow casino gambling in the state, he should know thoroughly about the pros and cons that involve this activity and also seek to understand the arguments of who is against the bill's approval. Knowing your negotiating adversary will make it much easier to find your flaws and weaknesses so that you can bargain effectively. Junior could at first set up an assembly and then consistently present the positive points, presenting solutions to the opposition's problems and showing relevant points that the opposition did not expect. Some bargains could be the focus on security that these establishments would have, surveillance, the creation of new jobs, the stipulation of the opening hours of the Casino, among others.