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Why Cities Lose

The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide

Johnathan A. Rodden

Explore the origins of urban-rural political conflict and how geography shapes elections in America and beyond with this prizewinning political science book. Author Johnathan A. Rodden shows how left-wing parties struggle to capture suburban and rural seats, despite winning big in urban districts. Discover a bold new interpretation of today's political landscape and proposed electoral reforms that could reduce urban-rural polarization.
Publish Date
2019-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
2019-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.84
ISBN
9781541644274
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2020-08-11T01:07:49.000Z
@smcoffman21 Unfortunately not a lot out there besides a handful of articles but also a GREAT book on why the problem developed as it did — Why Cities Lose, released last year. FASCINATING but slow read!      source