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...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

1. Verfasser:	Miler, Kristina C. 1974- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge ; New York ; Port Melbourne ; New Dehli ; Singapore Cambridge University Press 2018
Schlagworte:	United States / Congress Geschichte Poor / Government policy / United States Poor / Political activity / United States Representative government and representation / United States Social policy Poor / Government policy Poor / Political activity Representative government and representation Sozialpolitik United States / Social policy United States USA
Zusammenfassung:	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.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	xiv, 222 Seiten Diagramme, Karten 23 cm
ISBN:	9781108461818 9781108473507