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Devolution and Black state legislators : challenges and choices in the twenty-first century / Tyson King-Meadows, Thomas F. Schaller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- King-Meadows, Tyson, 1972-
- Series:
- SUNY series in African American studies.
- SUNY series in African American studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legislative bodies--United States--States--Leadership.
- Legislative bodies.
- African American legislators.
- African Americans--Politics and government.
- African Americans.
- Representative government and representation--United States.
- Representative government and representation.
- Decentralization in government--United States.
- Decentralization in government.
- Local government--United States.
- Local government.
- Federal government--United States.
- Federal government.
- United States--Social policy--1980-1993.
- United States.
- United States--Social policy--1993-.
- Congressional Black Caucus.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Comprehensive study of the state of black state legislative politics.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Devolution and Black State Legislators
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The State Link in the Chain
- 2. Race and Representation in State Legislatures
- 3. The Black Electoral Connection
- 4. When Identity and Constituency Collide at Roll Call
- 5. The Institutionalization of Black State Legislative Power
- 6. Black Legislators, Black Constituents,and the Devolution Revolution
- 7. Nationalizing Black State Interests
- 8. Devolutionary Dangers
- Appendix A: Underlying Data for Figures 3.2aand 3.2b
- Appendix B: Trends in AFDC/TANF Recipient Characteristics
- Appendix C: Methods for Reexamining Sticks and Carrots
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-295) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780791481929
- 0791481921
- 9781429417334
- 1429417331
- OCLC:
- 77059285
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