Congress in Black and White
Race and Representation in Washington and at Home
The symbolic importance of Barack Obama's election is without question. But beyond symbolism, does the election of African-American politicians matter? Grose argues that it does and presents a unified theory of representation. Electing African-American legislators yields more federal dollars and congressional attention directed toward African-American voters. However, race and affirmative action gerrymandering have no impact on public policy passed in Congress. Grose is the first to examine a natural experiment and exceptional moment in history in which black legislators - especially in the U.S. South - represented districts with a majority o…
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- ISBN: 978-1-139-01247-8
- EAN: 9781139012478
- Produktnummer: 24094887
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 0 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'053 KB
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