Hometown Inequality: Race, Class, and Representation in American Local Politics

by Jesse H Rhodes, Brian F Schaffner, Raymond J La Raja, et al.

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Local governments play a central role in American democracy, providing essential services such as policing, water, and sanitation. Moreover, Americans express great confidence in their municipal governments. But is this confidence warranted? Using big data and a representative sample of American communities, this book provides the first systematic examination of racial and class inequalities in local politics. We find that non-whites and less-affluent...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1108725376

ISBN13:9781108725378

Release Date:August 2020

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.92 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 7.6" x 8.9"

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