When and why minority legislators matter

Annual Review of Political Science

Volumn 17, Issue , 2014, Pages 327-336

  Griffin, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Latino; Lawmakers; Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901008311     PISSN: 10942939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-polisci-033011-205028     Document Type: Article

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