Minority representation, election method, and policy influence

Economics and Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 323-339

  Sass, Tim R ^a   Mehay, Stephen L ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Naval Postgraduate School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; ELECTION; ETHNIC MINORITY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0242274059     PISSN: 09541985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0343.00127     Document Type: Article

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