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Contents Preface vii Abbreviations xi Chapter 1 Representation of Minority Interests 1 Chapter 2 Variation among the Northeastern Cities 11 Chapter 3 Awareness of African American and Latino Policy Preferences 41 Chapter 4 Responsiveness to African American and Latino Interests 71 Chapter 5 How African Americans and Latinos Gain Policy Responsiveness 95 Chapter 6 Urban Regime Theory and the Representation of Minority Interests 107 Appendix A: Interview Questions 121 Appendix B: List of Issue-Area Categories 131 Appendix C: List of Interviews 137 Notes 151 Bibliography 171 Index 185 v ...

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