Hometown inequality : race, class, and representation in American local politics / Brian F Schaffner...
Hometown inequality : race, class, and representation in American local politics / Brian F Schaffner...
Hometown inequality : race, class, and representation in American local politics / Brian F Schaffner, Jesse H. Rhodes, Raymond J. La Raja.
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Call Numbers
G 2021/2954
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Race, class, and representation in local government -- Studying inequality in representation in local government : a new approach -- Municipal politics as sites of racial and class contention -- Local political participation, municipal elections, and the prospects for representation in local governm...
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"Local governments play a central role in American democracy, providing essential services such as policing, water, and sanitation. Moreover, Americans express great confidence in their municipal governments. But is this confidence warranted? Using big data and a representative sample of American communities, this book provides the first systematic...
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Hometown inequality : race, class, and representation in American local politics / Brian F Schaffner, Jesse H. Rhodes, Raymond J. La Raja.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-252) and index.
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©2020
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G 2021/2954
Record Identifier
74VKarOxZR3l
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKarOxZR3l
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ISBN
1108485944
9781108485944
DDC
320.80973
MMS ID
991024442327602626
