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

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

Book Overview

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: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 8.9"