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Author Widestrom, Amy

Title Displacing democracy: economic segregation in America / Amy Widestrom
Edition 1st ed
Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (264 pages)
Series American governance: politics, policy, and public law
American governance.
Contents Cover; 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. The Dynamics and Implications of Economic Segregation, Civic Engagement, and Public Policy
Appendix A. Vote-Counting Decisions in Atlanta, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and RochesterAppendix 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Acknowledgments
Summary Displacing Democracy demonstrates how neighborhoods segregated along economic lines create conditions encouraging high levels of political activity, including civic and political mobilization and voting, among wealthier citizens while simultaneously discouraging and impeding the poor from similar forms of civic engagement
Analysis Political Science
Public Policy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Text in English
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SUBJECT Universidad Sergio Arboleda gnd
Subject Voting -- United States -- Case studies
Housing policy -- United States -- Case studies
City planning -- Political aspects -- United States -- Case studies
Neighborhoods -- Political aspects -- United States -- Case studies
Segregation -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- Case studies
Democracy -- United States -- Citizen participation -- Case studies
Political participation -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Case studies
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Urban & Regional.
City planning -- Political aspects
Democracy -- Citizen participation
Housing policy
Political participation -- Economic aspects
Voting
Politische Beteiligung
Segregation Soziologie
Stadtentwicklung
Klassengesellschaft
United States
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2014026610
ISBN 9780812290356
0812290356