Race, ethnicity, and a theory of substantive representation in congressional oversight -- Congress, minority interests, and federal policymaking -- Black and brown voices in committee deliberations on civil rights -- Congressional oversight and social welfare policy
Summary
Oversight answers the question of whether black and Latino legislators better represent minority interests in Congress than white legislators, and it is the first book on the subject to focus on congressional oversight rather than roll-call voting. In this important book, Michael Minta demonstrates that minority lawmakers provide qualitatively better representation of black and Latino interests than their white counterparts. They are more likely to intervene in decision making by federal agencies by testifying in support of minority interests at congressional oversight hearings. Min
