Forceful federalism against American racial inequality

Government and Opposition

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 356-382

  King, Desmond ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

America; Federalism; Inequality; Judiciary; Race; Reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009759062     PISSN: 0017257X     EISSN: 14777053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/gov.2016.52     Document Type: Review

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