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BL
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1001034
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b755404
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| Main Entry
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Hajnal, Zoltan,1968-
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| Title & Author
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America's uneven democracy : : race, turnout, and representation in city politics /\ Zoltan L. Hajnal.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2010.
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1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0511655649
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: 0511656491
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: 0511657048
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: 0511657803
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: 0511658354
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: 0511700466
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: 0511800533
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: 1107203880
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: 1282402625
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: 6612402628
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: 9780511655647
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: 9780511656491
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: 9780511657047
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: 9780511657801
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: 9780511658358
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: 9780511700460
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: 9780511800535
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: 9781107203884
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: 9781282402621
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: 9786612402623
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0521137500
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0521190347
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9780521137508
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9780521190343
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The vote and democracy -- Where turnout should matter -- Turnout could matter at the local level -- Winners and losers in mayoral elections -- Turnout and representation on city councils -- Turnout and local government spending priorities -- Raising voter turnout -- The broader implications of uneven turnout.
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| Abstract
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Although there is a widespread belief that uneven voter turnout leads to biased outcomes in American democracy, existing empirical tests have found few effects. By offering a systematic account of how and where turnout matters in local politics, this book challenges much of what we know about turnout in America today. It demonstrates that low and uneven turnout, a factor at play in most American cities, leads to sub-optimal outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities. Low turnout results in losses in mayoral elections, less equitable racial and ethnic representation on city councils, and skewed spending policies. The importance of turnout confirms long held suspicions about the under-representation of minorities and raises normative concerns about local democracy. Fortunately, this book offers a solution. Analysis of local participation indicates that a small change to local election timing - a reform that is cost effective and relatively easy to enact - could dramatically expand local voter turnout.
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Local elections-- United States.
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Municipal government-- United States-- Citizen participation.
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Voting-- United States.
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Kommunalwahl
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Local elections.
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Municipal government-- Citizen participation.
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Nationale Minderheit
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Elections.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- General.
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Voting.
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Wahlbeteiligung
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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324.973
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| LC Classification
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JS395.H35 2010eb
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