Race and regionalism: The structure of local government and racial disparity

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 349-384

  Lewis, James H ^a   Hamilton, David K ^b  

^a Chicago Community Trust   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

government structure; metropolitan areas; political culture; race; racial change; racial disparity; region; regional governance; segregation; suburbs

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; RACE; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACIAL SEGREGATION; REGIONALISM; SUBURBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953727890     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087410391751     Document Type: Article

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