Emerging Influentials in State Legislatures: Women, Blacks, and Hispanics

By Albert J. Nelson
176 pages

Contributors:: Albert J. Nelson
Publisher:: Praeger Publishers
Place of publication:: New York
Publication year:: 1991
Subjects:: Legislative Bodies--United States--States--Committees
Legislative Bodies--United States--States--Leadership
Women Legislators--United States--States
African American Legislators--United States--States
Hispanic American Legislators--United States--States

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This study is the first to provide a detailed analysis of the extend to which representation of women, blacks, and Hispanics in state legislatures translates into actual political power. It also shows how factors such as party affiliation, opportunity and incentives, region, religion, employment, and cultural differences affect the political fortunes of each of these groups. Based on systematic comparisons of recent elections and legislative records, Nelson's work contributes significant new information on the operation of the democratic process.

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