Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide by Rodden, Jonathan a.
Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide by Rodden, Jonathan a.

Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide

A prizewinning political scientist traces the origins of urban-rural political conflict and shows how geography shapes elections...
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Author: Jonathan a. Rodden
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Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide by Rodden, Jonathan a.

Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide

$71.06
Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide by Rodden, Jonathan a.

Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide

$71.06
Author: Jonathan a. Rodden
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A prizewinning political scientist traces the origins of urban-rural political conflict and shows how geography shapes elections in America and beyond

Why is it so much easier for the Democratic Party to win the national popular vote than to build and maintain a majority in Congress? Why can Democrats sweep statewide offices in places like Pennsylvania and Michigan yet fail to take control of the same states' legislatures? Many place exclusive blame on partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression. But as political scientist Jonathan A. Rodden demonstrates in Why Cities Lose, the left's electoral challenges have deeper roots in economic and political geography.

In the late nineteenth century, support for the left began to cluster in cities among the industrial working class. Today, left-wing parties have become coalitions of diverse urban interest groups, from racial minorities to the creative class. These parties win big in urban districts but struggle to capture the suburban and rural seats necessary for legislative majorities. A bold new interpretation of today's urban-rural political conflict, Why Cities Lose also points to electoral reforms that could address the left's under-representation while reducing urban-rural polarization.

Author: Jonathan a. Rodden
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 06/04/2019
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.10w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781541644274


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2019
Library Journal 06/01/2019 pg. 136
Publishers Weekly 07/29/2019
Choice 10/01/2019

About the Author
Jonathan A. Rodden is professor of political science and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and founder and director of the Stanford Spatial Social Science Lab. The author of the prizewinning Hamilton's Paradox, he lives in Stanford, California.
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