Weakening strong black political empowerment: Implications from atlanta's 2009 mayoral election

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 663-681

  Owens, Michael Leo ^a   Brown, Jacob Robert ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84927694083     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/juaf.12067     Document Type: Article

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