Votes without leverage
Subtitle: women in American electoral politics, 1920-1970
By: Anna L. Harvey.
Series: Political economy of institutions and decisions
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
Subjects: Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Elections -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Women in politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Description: "Votes without Leverage reexamines a long-standing puzzle in women's electoral politics, namely why the increasing importance of women's votes throughout the 1920s did not result in increasing success for the lobbying efforts of women's organizations during the same period. Applying recent theoretical developments in the political economy of institutions and electoral behavior, Professor Harvey argues that female disenfranchisement prior to 1920 created incentives for leaders of women's organizations to invest in the pursuit of suffrage as a first step to achieving other policy benefits for women."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-247) and index.