Most countries are getting more and more unequal. But the core of democracy is political equality: that everyone should have an equal say in how their country is run. Can we really expect these things to go together? Can people have equal political power while economic inequality grows and grows? Take this course and decide for yourself.
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Inequality and Democracy
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Approx. 20 hours to complete
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Approx. 20 hours to complete
English
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Economic inequality
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 32 min), 6 readings, 4 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Property and corporations
3 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 26 min), 6 readings, 6 quizzes
4 hours to complete
Democracy
4 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 29 min), 8 readings, 4 quizzes
4 hours to complete
Lobbying and campaign finance
4 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 26 min), 6 readings, 5 quizzes
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- 2 stars3.57%
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It was very fun learning about this course, I urge people to take this course!
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