Poor representation Congress and the politics of poverty in the United States

Ten of millions of Americans live in poverty, but this book reveals that they receive very little representation in Congress. While a burgeoning literature examines the links between political and economic inequality, this book is the first to comprehensively examine the poor as a distinct constitue...

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Otros Autores: Miler, Kristina C., 1974- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press 2018.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Ten of millions of Americans live in poverty, but this book reveals that they receive very little representation in Congress. While a burgeoning literature examines the links between political and economic inequality, this book is the first to comprehensively examine the poor as a distinct constituency. Drawing on three decades of data on political speeches, party platforms, and congressional behavior, miler first shows that, contrary to what many believe, the poor are highly visible to legislators. Yet, the poor are grossly underrepresented when it comes to legislative activity, both by Congress as a whole and by individual legislators, even those who represent high-poverty districts. To take up their issues in Congress, the poor must rely on a few surrogate champions who have little district connection to poverty but view themselves as broader advocates and often see poverty from a racial or gender-based perspective.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 195-217) e índice.
ISBN:9781108562386