Who Counts?: The Politics of Census-Taking in Contemporary America

by Margo J. Anderson and Stephen E. Fienberg

Book Overview

One of Choice Magazine's Outstanding Academic Books of 2000 For those interested in understanding the historical and scientific context of the census adjustment controversy, Who Counts? is absolutely essential reading. --Science Ever since the founding fathers authorized a national headcount as the means of apportioning seats in the federal legislature, the decennial census has been a political battleground. Political power, and more recently the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871542560
• ISBN13: 9780871542564
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"