Congress in black and white race and representation in Washington and at home /
"Race matters in Congress. This book argues that although electing black legislators yields meaningful outcomes in the lives of African-American voters in the United States, drawing affirmative action districts does not impact policy outcomes for black constituents"--
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Médium: | Elektronický zdroj E-kniha |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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On-line přístup: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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- Machine generated contents note: 1. African-American legislators, African-American districts, or democrats?; 2. A unified theory of African-American representation in Congress; 3. The "hollow hope" of civil rights change in the US House; 4. Location, location, location: delivering constituency service to African-Americans; 5. Constituency service in the district: connecting black legislators, black staff, and black voters; 6. Bringing home the bacon: delivering federal "pork" to African-Americans; 7. The future of racial redistricting: black decisive districts.