| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP12774 |
| DP12774 Race, Representation and Local Governments in the US South: the effect of the Voting Rights Act | |
| Giovanni Facchini; Andrea Bernini; Cecilia Testa | |
| 发表日期 | 2018-03-06 |
| 出版年 | 2018 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | The Voting Rights Act of 1965 redefined race relations in the US South. Yet, evidence on its effect on black office-holding remains scant. Using novel data on black elected officials between 1962-1980, we assess the causal impact of the VRA on the racial make-up of local governments in the Deep South. Exploiting predetermined differential exposure of US Southern counties to the VRA mandated federal intervention, we show that the latter fostered local black office-holding, particularly in the powerful county commissions, controlling local public finances. The change in the racial composition of county governments led to faster capital spending growth. |
| 主题 | Economic History ; Public Economics |
| 关键词 | Minority rights Enfranchisement Local elections Identity politics Public good provision |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp12774-1 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/541583 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Giovanni Facchini,Andrea Bernini,Cecilia Testa. DP12774 Race, Representation and Local Governments in the US South: the effect of the Voting Rights Act. 2018. |
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