Courses Handbook 2007 - [ Archived ]

301847 (v.2) Social Policy 507 - Economic Foundations of Social Policy


Area:

Department of Social Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

2.0
 
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Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

Introduction to the macro and micro-economic context and aspects of social policy, including the intersection between social policy and other policy fields or considerations such as taxation, labour market and competitiveness. Examination of the impact of competing economic discourses on social policy - neoclassic, liberal and social-democratic Keynesian, post-Keynesian, institutionalist and feminist.
 
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Field of Education:

090300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

05 - Behavioural Science, Social Studies

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

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