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Autore |
Burns Peter F |
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Titolo |
Electoral politics is not enough : racial and ethnic minorities and urban politics / / Peter F. Burns |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 |
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0-7914-8226-X |
1-4294-1171-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (206 p.) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series in African American studies |
SUNY series in urban public policy |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Suffrage |
Hispanic Americans - Suffrage |
Political participation - United States |
Minorities - Political activity - United States |
Proportional representation - United States |
Representative government and representation - United States |
Local government - United States |
Sociology, Urban - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-183) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Representation of minority interests -- Variation among the Northeastern cities -- Awareness of African American and Latino policy preferences -- Responsiveness to African American and Latino interests -- How African Americans and Latinos gain policy responsiveness -- Urban regime theory and the representation of minority interests. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Focusing on four medium-sized northeastern cities with strong political traditions, Electoral Politics Is Not Enough analyzes conditions under which white leaders respond to and understand minority interests. Peter F. Burns argues that conventional explanations, including the size of the minority electorate, the socioeconomic status of the citizenry, and the percentage of minority elected officials do not account for variations in white leaders' understanding of and receptiveness toward African American and Latino interests. Drawing upon interviews with |
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