Political fragmentation and widening disparities in African-American and white mortality, 1972–1988

Objective: During the 1970s and 1980s in the U.S., population movement, urban sprawl and urban governance reform led to a proliferation of local, autonomous jurisdictions. Prior literature examines how this creation of local governments, also referred to as political fragmentation, contributes to ec...

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Main Authors: Yonsu Kim, Tim A. Bruckner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827316300271