Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy

4 credits · Undergraduate

This course will examine the nature and extent of poverty in the U.S., its causes and consequences, and the antipoverty effects of existing and proposed government programs and policies. The first ten weeks of this course focuses on social science theory and evidence about the causes, consequences and costs of poverty. The last four weeks of the course examines child poverty policies, employment policies, and setting an overall agenda for poverty policy.