Abstract
Using survey data concerning 134 large U.S. cities, this paper examines the political, organizational, economic, and demographic factors which affect minority representation in municipal work forces. Various regressions demonstrate the strong impact of the size of a city's minority population on employment. However, the nature of a city's government, the autonomy of its personnel bureau, and the presence of a minority mayor/city manager act both solely and in combination to influence the degree to which minorities are represented on local payrolls. Economic conditions affect the performance of all cities. The author would like to thank Jack Knott, Gary J. Miller, Charles Press, Charles W. Ostrom, Jr., Frank J. Thompson, and the JOP reviewers for their comments at various stages of this research.
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