Demographic influences on Latinos' political empowerment: comparative local illustrations

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 223-246

  Morrison, Peter A ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATINO PEOPLE; LOCAL ELECTION; MINORITY VOTING RIGHTS; POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT; URBAN AREA; VOTING BEHAVIOUR;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031656933     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005914503677     Document Type: Article

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