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Devolution and Black State Legislators examines whether black state legislators can produce qualitative gains in the substantive representation of black interests. Once a battle cry by southern conservatives, "new federalism" has shifted power from Washington to the respective state governments and, ironically, has done so as black state legislators grow in number. Tyson King-Meadows and Thomas F. Schaller look at the debates surrounding black political incorporation, the tradeoffs between substantive and descriptive representation, racial redistricting, and the impact of black legislators on state budgetary politics. They situate contemporary constraints on black state elites as the union of macro- and micro-level forces, which allows for a reconsideration of how the idiosyncrasies of political, economic, and geographic culture converge with the internal dynamics of state legislative processes to produce particular environments. Interviews with black legislators provide valuable insights into how such idiosyncrasies may deprive institutional advancement—committee assignments, chairmanships, and party leadership positions—of the influence it once afforded.

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. The State Link in the Chain

2. Race and Representation in State Legislatures

3. The Black Electoral Connection

4. When Identity and Constituency Collide at Roll Call

5. The Institutionalization of Black State Legislative Power

6. Black Legislators, Black Constituents, and the Devolution Revolution

7. Nationalizing Black State Interests

8. Devolutionary Dangers

Appendix A: Underlying Data for Figures 3.2a and 3.2b
Appendix B: Trends in AFDC/TANF Recipient Characteristics
Appendix C: Methods for Reexamining Sticks and Carrots

Notes
Bibliography
Index

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Publié par	State University of New York Press
Date de parution	01 février 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780791481929
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Devolution

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Black State Legislators

SUNY Series in African American Studies

John R. Howard and Robert C. Smith, editors

Devolution and

Black State Legislators

Challenges and Choices in the Twenty-first Century

Tyson King-Meadows

Thomas F. Schaller

State University of New York Press

Published by State University of New York Press, Albany

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data King-Meadows, Tyson, 1972– Devolution and Black state legislators : challenges and choices in the twenty-first century / Tyson King-Meadows, Thomas F. Schaller. p. cm. — (SUNY series in African American studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-6729-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Legislative bodies—United States—States—Leadership. 2. African American legislators. 3. African Americans—Politics and government. 4. Representative government and representation—United States. 5. Decentralization in government— United States. 6. Local government—United States. 9. United States—Social policy— 1980–1993. 10. United States—Social policy—1993– I. Schaller, Thomas F. II. Title. III. Series.

JK2488.K56 2006 328.73´0089´96073—dc22

ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6729-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) 2005014018

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List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6

Chapter 7 Chapter 8

Contents

The State Link in theChain Race and Representation in State Legislatures The Black Electoral Connection When Identity and Constituency Collide at Roll Call The Institutionalization of Black State Legislative Power Black Legislators, Black Constituents, and the Devolution Revolution Nationalizing Black State Interests Devolutionary Dangers

Appendix A: Underlying Data for Figures 3.2a and 3.2b Appendix B: Trends in AFDC/TANF Recipient Characteristics Appendix C: Methods for Reexamining Sticks and Carrots

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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1.2 1.3 1.4 3.1

3.2a 3.2b 3.3

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LBC States’ versus Non-LBC States’ Unemployment Rates, 1980–2003 Governors’ Political Affiliations, 1978–2004 Partisan Control of State Legislatures, 1976–2003 Theoretical Patterns of LBC Influence Matrix of Possible Interactive Effect of Racial Population Segregation and Minority Population Share on Election of Black State Legislators Share of House Seats by Percentage of Minorities in District Share of Senate Seats by Percentage of Minorities in District Scatterplot of Minority Population Size and Segregation (SIZDISS) by Percentage of Majority-Minority House Seats (MJMPCT) Racial Composition of House Seats, MD/NC/PA/TN Racial Composition of Senate Seats, MD/NC/PA/TN Matrix of Possible Permutations for Cohesion Statistics Boxplot of Differences on Bills by State and Policy Category Intersection Between Black Caucus Political Incorporation and Legislative Context How Federal and State TANF Funds Were Used: Percentage of Allocations for Major Categories, FY 1997–2001

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