American termiinology

[dunbaranne]

which term in politics is the situation where one party willfurther the interests of another in return for help with its own interests, a 'give and take' principle?

[woofgang]

quid pro quo or backscratching, also the chinese say "one hand washes the other"

[geofbob]

I would say that in an American context "horse-trading" is a more appropriate term. Dictionary.com defines horse-trading as "negotiation characterized by hard bargaining and shrewd exchange:[eg] political horse-trading".