Devolution and Black State Legislators: Challenges and Choices in the Twenty-first Century

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 Chapter 1 The State Link in the Chain 9 Chapter 2 Race and Representation in State Legislatures 39 Chapter 3 The Black Electoral Connection 59 Chapter 4 When Identity and Constituency Collide at Roll Call 91 Chapter 5 The Institutionalization of Black State Legislative Power 109 Chapter 6 Black Legislators, Black Constituents, and the Devolution Revolution 147 Chapter 7 Nationalizing Black State Interests 191 Chapter 8 Devolutionary Dangers 217 Appendix A: Underlying Data for Figures 3.2a and 3.2b 229 Appendix B: Trends in AFDC/TANF Recipient Characteristics 233 Appendix C: Methods for Reexamining Sticks and Carrots 237 Notes 239 Bibliography 273 Index 297 vii ...