When Cities Lobby: How Local Governments Compete for Power in State Politics, by Julia Payson
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 52, Heft 3, S. e43-e44
ISSN: 1747-7107
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In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 52, Heft 3, S. e43-e44
ISSN: 1747-7107
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 136, Heft 4, S. 762-764
ISSN: 1538-165X
In: Urban affairs review, Band 57, Heft 1, S. 252-268
ISSN: 1552-8332
"Rethinking Exclusionary Zoning" provocatively claims that the movement to eliminate exclusionary zoning is misguided, and will create a worse set of social, economic, and political conditions than those currently produced by contemporary land-use regulations. In this response, I present several challenges to this claim. First, I demonstrate that "Rethinking Exclusionary Zoning" misses the well-documented political harms wrought by exclusionary zoning. Second, I illustrate that "Rethinking Exclusionary Zoning" misidentifies the central problems and solutions proposed by scholars and policy makers comprising the so-called Anti-EZ Project. These advocates seek fair and equitable land use—not the elimination of all regulations—as part of a broader housing policy agenda to increase the supply of housing in places that need it. They do not view local land-use reform as a panacea to urban inequality.
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 134, Heft 2, S. 340-341
ISSN: 1538-165X
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 130, Heft 4, S. 773-774
ISSN: 1538-165X
In: Political science quarterly: PSQ ; the journal public and international affairs, Band 130, Heft 4, S. 773-774
ISSN: 0032-3195
In: APSA 2011 Annual Meeting Paper
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In: Journal of historical political economy: JHPE, Band 1, Heft 4, S. 499-530
ISSN: 2693-9304
Despite great strides in Civil Rights and representation, there are still concerns over racial bias in the provision of public services. In new research Katherine Levine Einstein and David Glick examined whether or not access to public housing is affected by racial bias by sending emails with ostensibly black, white, and Hispanic names to more than 1,000 housing authorities. Surprisingly, they found no evidence of anti-black racial bias in the response rate, though there was some evidence of anti-Hispanic discrimination. They comment that this surprising lack of discrimination against blacks could be down to public housing authority workers being more racially liberal as well as greater monitoring for such discrimination under the Fair Housing Act.
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In: Urban affairs review, Band 52, Heft 1, S. 3-32
ISSN: 1552-8332
Are city governments capable of responding to the preferences of their constituents? Is the menu of policy options determined by forces beyond their direct control? We answer these questions using a comprehensive cross-sectional database linking voter preferences to local policy outcomes in more than 2,000 midsize cities and a new panel covering cities in two states. Overall, our analysis paints an encouraging picture of democracy in the city: we document substantial variation in local fiscal policy outcomes and provide evidence that voter preferences help explain why cities adopt different policies. As they become more Democratic, cities increase their spending across a number of service areas. In addition, voter sentiment shapes the other side of the ledger, determining the level and precise mix of revenues on which cities rely. In short, we show that cities respond both to competitive pressures and the needs and wants of their constituents.
Recent events in America show that voters are increasingly the victim of misinformation, especially over issues such as President Obama's birth certificate and the Affordable Care Act. Here, Jennifer Hochschild and Katherine Levine Einstein show that misinformation is rife in America, and propose a number of smaller remedies to at least help improve voter literacy and counter ignorance.
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In: British journal of political science, Band 45, Heft 3, S. 467-475
ISSN: 1469-2112
This article explores the dangers to the quality of democratic governance of those who are informed but disengaged and, especially, those who are engaged but use false 'knowledge'. Poll data show the extent of Americans' misinformation about, or disengagement with, climate change. The main responsibility for these problems lies with politicians, who have partisan incentives to help the disengaged become active, but also partisan incentives to keep the misinformed politically involved. Activity in accord with false 'knowledge' can slow needed responses to global warming and lead to concrete harm to individuals, communities and nations.
In: Urban Affairs Review (2016, Band 52
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In: The Julian J. Rothbaum distinguished lecture series
In: ProQuest Ebook Central
In Do Facts Matter? Jennifer L. Hochschild and Katherine Levine Einstein start with Thomas Jefferson's ideal citizen, who knows and uses correct information to make policy or political choices. What, then, the authors ask, are the consequences if citizens are informed but do not act on their knowledge? More serious, what if they do act, but on incorrect information?.
In: Urban affairs review
ISSN: 1552-8332
Many American cities are in the midst of a homelessness crisis. Through their control over zoning and land use policy, local governments can reduce homelessness by facilitating housing construction and improving housing affordability. Using administrative data and surveys of local public officials, this paper asks whether (and which) cities connect their homelessness and land use policies. We find that cities rarely link homelessness policies with zoning and land use. Cities in California and the Pacific region are generally more likely to make these connections, suggesting an important state role in guiding local homeless and planning policies. Cities with high and low levels of unsheltered homelessness show little difference in their propensity to connect land use and zoning policies with homelessness.