Poor Representation: Congress and the Politics of Poverty in the United States

ISBN-13: 9781108461818 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 234 str.

Kristina C. Miler

Opis

The poor are grossly underrepresented in Congress both overall and by individual legislators, even those who represent high-poverty districts.

Recenzje

'This interesting study analyzes Congress's treatment of poor Americans.' K. Casey, Choice

Spis treści

1. What about the poor?; 2. The political visibility of the poor; 3. Congressional inaction for the poor; 4. Congressional unresponsiveness to the poor; 5. Legislators' unresponsiveness to the poor; 6. Surrogate champions for the poor; 7. Positioned for legislative success; 8. Achieving better representation.