PADM 5860 - Social Policy Administration

Social policies encompass laws, regulations, and programs aimed at improving individual well-being. Administered in such areas as education, healthcare, and social welfare, the government uses social policies to provide and/or finance social programs and redistribute resources in order to address the needs arising from life-cycle event, economic transformations, or natural disasters. This course surveys the vast literature on the way social insurance, social assistance, and labor market policies have been used to address current or future social problems. Topics include the economic, political, and normative aspects of social policies, demographic, economic, and environmental changes and their impacts on policy choices; the major social insurance and social assistance programs in the United States; and international comparisons on social policy designs and administration.

Note: Open to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students.

Credits: 3 hours

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