Title: Big-city politics, governance, and fiscal constraints /
Authors: Peterson, George E.
Publisher: Urban Institute Press ; Distributed by University Press of America,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Municipal government United States; Voting United States; Minorities Political activity United States; Political participation United States
Contents: 1. Introduction / George E. Peterson -- 2. Race and Class in Philadelphia Mayoral Elections / Carolyn T. Adams -- 3. Racial and Ethnic Politics in Chicago Mayoral Elections / Dianne M. Pinderhughes -- 4. Racial and Ethnic Voting Patterns in Miami / Genie N.L. Stowers and Ronald K. Vogel -- 5. Race and Ethnicity in Los Angeles Politics / Byran O. Jackson and Michael B. Preston -- 6. Mexican Americans and the Promise of Democracy: San Antonio Mayoral Elections / Carlos Munoz, Jr. -- 7. City Government and Minority Economic Opportunity: The Case of Milwaukee / Peter K. Eisinger -- 8. Citizen Participation in Urban Politics: Rise and Routinization / Christopher Howard, Michael Lipsky and Dale Rogers Marshall -- 9. Big-City Finances / Helen F. Ladd.