Electoral Politics Is Not Enough: Racial And Ethnic Minorities And Urban Politics

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Summary

Examines how and why government leaders understand respond to African Americans and Latinos in northeastern cities with strong political traditions.

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Preface	vii
Abbreviations	xi
Chapter 1 Representation of Minority Interests	1	(10)
Chapter 2 Variation among the Northeastern Cities	11	(30)
Chapter 3 Awareness of African American and Latino Policy Preferences	41	(30)
Chapter 4 Responsiveness to African American and Latino Interests	71	(24)
Chapter 5 How African Americans and Latinos Gain Policy Responsiveness	95	(12)
Chapter 6 Urban Regime Theory and the Representation of Minority Interests	107	(14)
Appendix A: Interview Questions	121	(10)
Appendix B: List of Issue-Area Categories	131	(6)
Appendix C: List of Interviews	137	(14)
Notes	151	(20)
Bibliography	171	(14)
Index	185