Poverty and Social Policy
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Overview
Subject area
PAF
Catalog Number
9145
Course Title
Poverty and Social Policy
Department(s)
Description
This is a course about the poor and anti-poverty programs in the United States. It focuses on measurement, extent, and distribution of poverty; causes of poverty; tradeoffs faced by policy-makers in reducing poverty and economic insecurity; and the spatial concentration of poverty. It covers major social policies intended to reduce poverty and inequality, and the evidence on policy effectiveness.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
Academic Career
Graduate
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
026826