POSC 430 - Welfare Politics

Credit Hours: 4
Frequency of Offering: Offered in alternate years

This course exposes students to the comparative study of welfare politics. It explores the various types of welfare benefits that exist and which types different states choose to primarily provide for their citizens. The course covers factors that explain the emergence of different welfare states, as well as the implications of public welfare for poverty, inequality, and immigration and for specific demographics such as youth, the elderly and women. It explores the politics of welfare in the United States, Western Europe, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa.