Title: The Congressional Black Caucus
First published: August 26, 1997
Description: The Congressional Black Caucus has grown both in size and in prominence in its short lifetime. Robert Singh considers the actual impact of the CBC on public policy in this new volume for the Contemporary American Politics series. Singh argues that while the CBC forcefully articulates the concerns of African Americans, it has not only proven an ineffective interest lobby for their issues, but has become increasingly irrelevant as a labor union for its own members. Drawing on extensive data, The Congressional Black Caucus provides the first coherent and balanced overview of both the electoral and institutional forces, which together shape the CBC's fortunes. The Congressional Black Caucus will be of considerable interest to scholars and students in the areas of legislative process, race and politics, public policy, and political sociology.
Subjects: African American legislators, Congressional Black Caucus, Parlementaires noirs américains, USA, USA Repräsentantenhaus Congressional Black Caucus, Het Congres, Rassenpolitik, Repräsentantenhaus, Geschichte, Negers
LC classification: JK1415 .S55 1998