Bring the best of competitive and cooperative politics

Comments on Greg Rudd “Forget about Kevin, Julia and Tony and fix politics”, 13/08/2010, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/forget-about-kevin-julia-and-tony-and-fix-politics/story-e6frg6zo-1225904630598
It is a matter of competition and cooperation in politics, as in economics.

The question is how to get the best of both competition and cooperation.

Is it possible and feasible?

Further and more importantly, what kind of mechanisms or institutions should be in place to ensure the best combination of both?

Clearly, the current state of politics in Australia does not allow that kind of best combination and we should be asking those questions urgently and loudly.

PS: Greg is brother of Kevin Rudd, a former Australian prime minister who was very popular for the first two years of his prime ministership. But his popularity dived after some policy mistakes in the first half of 2010 and was deposed but his party caucus and replace by his deputy in June.