Oversight : Representing the Interests of Blacks and Latinos in Congress /

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Oversight answers the question of whether black and Latino legislators better represent minority interests in Congress than white legislators, and it is the first book on the subject to focus on congressional oversight rather than roll-call voting. In this important book, Michael Minta demonstrates...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Minta, Michael D., 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton [N.J.] : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
USA > Congress
United States. > Congress.
Latinamerikaner > politisk verksamhet > Förenta staterna.
Afro-amerikaner > politisk verksamhet.
Folkrepresentation > Förenta staterna.
Political Institutions & Public Administration - U.S., Legislative Branch.
Law, Politics & Government.
Government - U.S.
Repräsentation > Politik
Hispanos
Schwarze
Representative government and representation.
Hispanic Americans > Politics and government.
Hispanic American legislators.
African Americans > Politics and government.
African American legislators.
LAW > Government > Federal.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Gouvernement representatif > États-Unis.
Noirs americains > Politique et gouvernement.
Parlementaires americains d'origine latino-americaine.
Parlementaires noirs americains.
Representative government and representation > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Race, ethnicity, and a theory of substantive representation in congressional oversight
  • Congress, minority interests, and federal policymaking
  • Black and brown voices in committee deliberations on civil rights
  • Congressional oversight and social welfare policy.

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