America's uneven democracy : race, turnout, and representation in city politics /

Although there is a widespread belief that uneven voter turnout leads to biased outcomes in American democracy, existing empirical tests have found few effects. By offering a systematic account of how and where turnout matters in local politics, this book challenges much of what we know about turnou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hajnal, Zoltan, 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Local elections > United States.
Voting > United States.
Municipal government > United States > Citizen participation.
Vote > États-Unis.
Administration municipale > États-Unis > Participation des citoyens.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
Local elections
Municipal government > Citizen participation
Voting
Kommunalwahl
Nationale Minderheit
Wahlbeteiligung
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The vote and democracy
  • Where turnout should matter
  • Turnout could matter at the local level
  • Winners and losers in mayoral elections
  • Turnout and representation on city councils
  • Turnout and local government spending priorities
  • Raising voter turnout
  • The broader implications of uneven turnout.

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