Race, ethnicity, and the politics of city redistricting : minority-opportunity districts and the election of Hispanics and Blacks to city councils /
"Why do cities with similar minority populations vary greatly in the adoption of minority-opportunity districts and, by extension, differ in the number of elected Hispanic and black representatives? Through in-depth research of the districting processes of more than 100 cities, Race, Ethnicity,...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2004.
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Colección: | SUNY series in African American studies.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Machine generated contents note: 1. City: Stepchild of Redistricting Controversies
- 2. Making the Connection: The Links among System Aptitude, Minority-Opportunity Districts, and the Election of Hispanics and Blacks
- 3. Players in the Politics of "Selling" Minority-Opportunity Districts: Self-Serving Incumbents, the Feds, and Organized Interests
- 4. Design: Review of Hypothesized Relationships, Data Sources, and Measurement of Variables
- 5. Adoption of Hispanic and Black Minority-Opportunity Districts: Model Testing and Findings
- 6. Election of Hispanic and Black Descriptive Representatives: Model Testing and Findings
- 7. Conclusion: The Meaning of Meaningful Electoral Opportunity
- App. A Survey Design and Sample Questionnaires
- App. B Cities Surveyed
- App. D Operational Definition of Region.