African Americans and Obama's domestic policy agenda: A closer look at deracialization, the federal stimulus bill, and the affordable care act

Polity

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 127-152

  Lewis, Angela K ^a   Dowe, Pearl K Ford ^b   Franklin, Sekou M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; Barack Obama; deracialization; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; presidency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873429900     PISSN: 00323497     EISSN: 17441684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/pol.2012.25     Document Type: Article

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