Displacing Democracy : : Economic Segregation in America / / Amy Widestrom.
In recent decades, economically disadvantaged Americans have become more residentially segregated from other communities: they are increasingly likely to live in high-poverty neighborhoods that are spatially isolated with few civic resources. Low-income citizens are also less likely to be politicall...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2014] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 39 illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Introduction. A Theory of Economic Segregation and Civic Engagement
- Chapter 1. Understanding Civic Engagement in Context: Methodology and the Logic of Case Study Selection
- Chapter 2. Public Policy and Civic Environments in Urban America
- Chapter 3. Economic Segregation and the Mobilizing Capacity of Voluntary Associations
- Chapter 4. Economic Segregation, Political Parties, and Political Mobilization
- Conclusion. Th e Dynamics and Implications of Economic Segregation, Civic Engagement, and Public Policy
- Appendix A. Vote- Counting Decisions in Atlanta, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Rochester
- Appendix B. Interview Protocol and Schedule for Neighborhood Associations, Parent- Teacher Associations, and Churches
- Appendix C. Interview Protocol and Schedule for Elected Officials and Public Officials
- Notes
- Index
- Acknowledgments