Minority Representation on City Councils: The Impact of Structure on Blacks and Hispanics.

Taebel, Delbert

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Minority Representation on City Councils: The Impact of Structure on Blacks and Hispanics

Taebel, Delbert

Social Science Quarterly, 59, 1, 142-52, Jun 78

Examines the impact of local governmental structural arrangements (plan of council member election and size of the council) on the representation of blacks and hispanics. Two features of the municipal reform movement, at-large elections and small city councils, appear to adversely affect the equity of the minority groups' representation. (Author/AV)

Descriptors: Blacks, City Government, Elections, Ethnic Distribution, Governmental Structure, Group Membership, Minority Groups, Social Science Research, Spanish Americans

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