From winning elections to influencing policy the electoral-policy link for minority voters / [electronic resource] :
Liza Abram Benham.
- New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2008.
- xii, 296 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Law and society .
- Law and society (New York, N.Y.) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-293) and index.
Minorities under majority rule -- The tortured past of the African American vote -- Reconceptualizing minority voting and its policy impact -- A test of minority policy responsiveness : data and methods -- Representation and policy responsiveness : a results test -- Conclusion : toward an immigrant-friendly city.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
African Americans--Politics and government. Apportionment (Election law)--United States. African Americans--Suffrage.