GOVT 3583

GOVT 3583

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Why do some countries offer universal health care coverage, free higher education, or personal financial security, while others do not?  What explains the alternative national approaches to similar global challenges, such as those posed by climate change, the gig economy, or migration? This course explores how the public policy strategies adopted in the United States compare to those adopted in other affluent democracies – through the lens of socio-economic inequality. Examining how different countries confront the same issue allows us to identify the policies that redress it, how their content can vary, and why so. The course therefore underscores the reason for these differences: politics and government. Together, we will examine the multiple political pathways to creating public policy across these societies, as well as their effects on the people that live in them.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (SCD-AS) (D-AG)
Course Subfield (AM, CP)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PUBPOL 3583

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18250 GOVT 3583   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18251 GOVT 3583   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18252 GOVT 3583   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18253 GOVT 3583   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18254 GOVT 3583   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20620 GOVT 3583   DIS 205

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20621 GOVT 3583   DIS 206

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person