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What Is the Welfare State? A Cross-National Comparison, Columbia University
About this Course
In all nations, social policy is a very large public investment. Course 1 will explore the size, structure, and outcomes of U.S. social policy and compare this policy to those of similar developed countries. The course will also probe the values this policy represents and the values debate regarding about how big our welfare state should be— in other words, how much of our education, housing, health, income support, and social services the government should supply and how much individuals should supply for themselves. This course addresses issues of power, oppression, and white supremacy.
The course is part of a sequence in social policy that has an HONORS TRACK. This track will prepare the learner for masters-level work in policy, which involves reading the literature, writing concise summaries and probing critiques. Over the sequence the learner will develop a policy analysis that will create a foundation for professional policy analyst assignments.
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By LB
•Mar 22, 2019
very interesting and useful for my wider studies supporting my application to universities
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By Leah Bedwin
•Mar 22, 2019
very interesting and useful for my wider studies supporting my application to universities
By Sean Lanning
•Jan 21, 2019
The quality of the content is good for an introductory course. The high amount of typos in the slides is distracting when you're trying to take notes.
By Joy Smith
•Jan 17, 2019
good info, instructor really quiet. had to use earphones
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