America's uneven democracy
Subtitle: race, turnout, and representation in city politics
By: Zoltan L. Hajnal.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780521190343; 9780521137508
Subjects: Local elections -- United States; Voting -- United States; Municipal government -- United States -- Citizen participation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The vote and democracy; title: Where turnout should matter; title: Turnout could matter at the local level; title: Winners and losers in mayoral elections; title: Turnout and representation on city councils; title: Turnout and local government spending priorities; title: Raising voter turnout; title: The benefits of expanded participation.