POLA 4250 The Politics of Poverty Policy

POLA 4250 The Politics of Poverty Policy
The Politics of Poverty Policy
Pre-requisites: POLA 2100 and POLS 2010 - This course covers the politics of poverty policy within the United States, including relevant approaches to the debates over poverty’s causes consequences and solutions: the ways in which poverty is defined and measured and how this affects the policy alternatives: the state of economic inequality in the United States: American attitudes toward the poor and policies seeking to address poverty: and, an examination of case studies to redress poverty.
Pre-requistites: POLA 2100, POLS 2010 or consent of instructor
credit hours: 3