Online Courses Handbook 2003

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

Area:	School of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
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. Will examine the impact ofcompeting economic discourses on social policy - neoclassic, liberal and social-democratic Keynesian, post-Keynesian, institutionalist and feminist.