Representing the advantaged

By Daniel M. Butler

Subjects: Proportional representation, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General, Equality, Minorities, Political activity, United states, politics and government, Representative government and representation, Poor, Political participation

Description: "Political inequality is a major issue in American politics, with racial minorities and low-income voters receiving less favorable representation. Scholars argue that this political inequality stems largely from differences in political participation and that if all citizens participated equally we would achieve political equality. Daniel M. Butler shows that this common view is incorrect"--