Financing Black Politics
A Study of Congressional Elections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10429792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Courtney Smith (0000-0003-2314-7227, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-30 |
| Publication date | 1988-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Black Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6446 • E-ISSN: 1936-4814 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf02900951 |
| OpenAlex | W1994071972 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This article investigates the financing of the campaigns of black candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives. Although incumbent black candidates receive lower levels of campaign contributions than their white counterparts, analysis of expenditure data shows that their campaigns are adequately funded, with most of them winning by large margins and retaining modest surpluses. Black challengers, however, are substantially underfunded and are rarely able to conduct competitive campaigns. The implications of this incumbent-challenger financial disparity for the accountability and responsiveness of members of Congress representing black constituencies are discussed
Accountability · Business · Campaign finance · Economics · House of Representatives · Political economy · Political science · Politics · White (mutation · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Finance · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Public Administration
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |